Press Releases

ACLU Challenges Arizona City’s ‘Nuisance’ Law on Behalf of Domestic Violence Survivor

PHOENIX — A domestic violence survivor and single mother of two filed a federal lawsuit today against the city of Surprise, Ariz., for a law that pressures landlords to evict tenants who place more than four calls to police in 30 days or for crimes occurring at the property.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

ACLU Challenges Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Arizona

PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona, and the law firm Perkins Coie filed suit today against the sheriff and county attorney of Pinal County, Arizona, for their enforcement of Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture laws.
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology

Judge Halts Enforcement of Unconstitutional Nude Photo Law in Arizona

PHOENIX – A federal court today permanently ordered Arizona state prosecutors to halt enforcement of a 2014 law restricting the display of nude images.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

Competitive Arizona to host press conference on historic Supreme Court marriage ruling and the next steps in the Arizona equality movement

Competitive Arizona to host a press conference on the historic Supreme Court marriage ruling along with faith leaders, LGBT couples, and the business community to discuss what it means for Arizona, families, and the next steps in the equality movement.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Immigrants Held for Days in Freezing, Unsanitary Cells File Class-Action Lawsuit

TUCSON — Tucson Sector Border Patrol holds men, women, and children in freezing, overcrowded, and filthy cells for extended periods of time in violation of the U.S. Constitution, a group of legal organizations allege in a class-action lawsuit filed Monday.

Arizona Health Care Providers Challenge Law Forcing Them to Lie to Patients

NEW YORK — Several Arizona health care providers filed a new lawsuit in federal court today challenging a recently passed state law that forces doctors to mislead patients by telling them that it may be possible to reverse a medication abortion (filing here).

ACLU Demands End to County Sheriffs' Discriminatory 911 Responses

TUCSON—In letters sent today to two southern Arizona counties, the ACLU of Arizona demands 911 operators change the way they handle wilderness distress calls from individuals known or perceived to be border crossers.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Hearing Tuesday in Cross-Border Shooting Case Regarding U.S. Constitution’s Application to Mexican National

TUCSON—Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, will be presenting oral arguments before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Raner Collins in the ACLU's case Rodriguez v. Swartz on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, Ariz.
Issue Areas: Border Rights

ACLU Opposes Maricopa County's Failure to Include Gender Identity in Employee Protections

PHOENIX--The ACLU of Arizona is a proud founding partner of Competitive Arizona, a coalition working towards equality for all Arizonans, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights