Press Releases

ACLU of Arizona to Deliver Demand Letters to Arizona Charter Board Due to Board’s Inaction

Charter school reform advocates will deliver letters demanding immediate changes to schools’ discriminatory enrollment policies and hold their own public meeting outside the Arizona Department of Education on Monday.

Arizona House Votes Down Prosecutors’ Proposal to Throw Opioid Addicts into Prison, Which Would Undermine Public Health Approach Advanced by Gov. Ducey

Elected prosecutors who support HB 2241 ignore past failures of mandatory minimum sentences.

ACLU of Arizona, Black Mothers Forum Call on Great Hearts Public Charter Schools to Eliminate Discriminatory Grooming Policies

The ACLU of Arizona and the Black Mothers Forum, which are working together to advance equity in public education in Arizona, are calling on Great Heats public charters schools to eliminate grooming policies that target children of color.

Parties Reach Final Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging Workplace Raids

Federal Court’s Orders Finding Arpaio and Montgomery’s Practices Unlawful Will Not be Appealed; County Agrees to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Plaintiffs for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

ACLU Reaction: Report Confirms Phoenix PD Failed to Warn Protesters Before Using Chemical Irritants

The Phoenix Police Department today released an internal “after action” report about its officers’ indiscriminate use of chemical irritants and other forms of excessive force on peaceful protesters who were gathered in opposition to a rally held by President Trump.

Pioneering Claim Filed Challenging Arizona’s Denial of Parole Eligibility to Individual Whose Sentence Included the Possibility of Parole

“People who were given sentences with the possibility of parole should not have that opportunity pulled out from under them,” said ACLU of Arizona Legal Director Kathy Brody.

Regional Center for Border Rights Welcomes New Director Astrid Dominguez

The ACLU Regional Center for Border Rights (RCBR) announced the appointment of its new director Astrid Dominguez.

ACLU of Arizona Expanding Advocacy Team to Focus on Criminal Justice Reform

The ACLU of Arizona is building a team of advocates who will organize for criminal justice reform at the Capitol and in communities across the state.