Press Releases

ACLU Statement on Gov. Ducey Signing Anti-Abortion Bill

"By signing SB 1324, Gov. Ducey decided he has the power to freeze time. This law prohibits Arizona women from receiving the best care, based on the most up-to-date scientific research, when a doctor administers medication abortion."
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Legal Organizations Tell Gov. Ducey to Oppose Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Bill

PHOENIX—Six legal organizations that advocate for the rights of immigrants sent a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey today explaining the severe legal and policy implications of an unconstitutional, anti-immigrant bill that is circulating in the Arizona Legislature.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Civil Forfeiture Gets a Hearing at the Ariz. Legislature

Phoenix, Ariz.—An unprecedented array of public interest organizations have banded together as the Coalition for Arizona Forfeiture Reform to support reform of Arizona’s civil forfeiture laws.
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology

Plaintiffs Defend Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to Sheriff Arpaio’s Workplace Raids

This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting in San Francisco, will hear oral argument in Puente v. Arpaio, a case challenging the constitutionality of two provisions of Arizona law that turn undocumented immigrants into felons for working to provide for their families.

ACLU Opposes Chino Valley Invocation Practices

PHOENIX--The ACLU of Arizona today sent a letter to Chino Valley leaders expressing opposition to the town's invocation practices.
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Joint Statement on the Death of Kayden Clarke

We, the undersigned disability and LGBT rights organizations, strongly condemn the police shooting of Kayden Clarke, an Autistic transgender man, in his home on February 4 in Mesa, Arizona.

ACLU Challenges Arizona Abortion Law that Discriminates Against Black and Asian American Women

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union appeared in a federal appeals court today to argue that Arizona’s ban on so-called race and sex selection abortions intentionally targets and stigmatizes women of color.

ACLU of Arizona Opposes Gov. Ducey's Plan for Arizona Border "Strike Force"

PHOENIX—The ACLU of Arizona on Friday sent a letter of concern to Gov. Doug Ducey, raising questions about the governor’s creation of an Arizona border "strike force."

ACLU Statement on Gov. Ducey’s Call for Halt of Refugee Resettlement in Arizona

PHOENIX—The ACLU of Arizona strongly opposes Gov. Doug Ducey’s call for “an immediate halt in the placement of any new refugees in Arizona.”
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights