Press Releases

First Amendment Case Challenges Arizona Law that Bars Defense Lawyers from Contacting Crime Victims

PHOENIX—A coalition of individuals who provide criminal defense counsel to the accused in Arizona filed a federal lawsuit today to block the enforcement of a statute that restricts their constitutionally protected freedom of speech.

ACLU of Arizona Urges Scottsdale to Refuse Park Partnership with Great Hearts Academies

PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is urging the Scottsdale City Council to support transgender students and deny a partnership application proposed by a charter school operator that has a discriminatory, anti-transgender policy.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Arizona Urges Arizona Supreme Court to Support Personal Privacy with Arizona Constitution

PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties of Arizona late Thursday filed a brief with the Arizona Supreme Court urging the justices to use the Arizona Constitution’s express right to privacy to protect Arizonans from government intrusion.

ACLU of Arizona Statement on the Enactment of Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill, HB 2477

PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey today signed into law HB 2477, legislation that will meaningfully reform current civil asset forfeiture practices.

ACLU of Arizona Files Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban

PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit today demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.

ACLU of Arizona Statement on Tent City Closure

PHOENIX—Alessandra Soler, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, made the following comment regarding Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone's announcement today that he plans to shut the Tent City jail facility.
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

ACLU of Arizona Elects Noted Death Penalty Opponent to Lead Board of Directors

PHOENIX—The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has elected Dale Baich, the supervising attorney of the Capital Habeas Unit at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, to be the new president of its board of directors.

ACLU Returns to Court to Fight Arpaio’s Deadly Jail Legacy

PHOENIX – In anticipation of a federal court hearing Wednesday about former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deadly jail legacy, the ACLU invites journalists to participate in a teleconference tomorrow.

ACLU of Arizona Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban

PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona filed a Freedom of Information Act request today with a local U.S. Customs and Border Protection office to expose how Trump administration officials are interpreting and executing the president’s Muslim ban.