Press Releases

ACLU Obtains Judgement Against SHeriff Babeu, Pinal County Based on Officers' Use of SB 1070 "Show Me Your Papers" Law

PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union obtained a judgment Wednesday against Pinal County, Sheriff Paul Babeu and two Pinal County sheriff’s deputies on behalf of an Arizona woman who spent five days in the custody of immigration authorities.

DREAMers Can Apply for Licenses Beginning Dec. 22, 2014

Preliminary Injunction in ADAC v. Brewer can be found here.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Arizona to Deny Driver's Licenses to Immigrant Youth

Washington, D.C. – Immigrant youth will be allowed to receive driver’s licenses in Arizona while the Supreme Court considers whether or not to hear an appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling in Arizona Dream Act Coalition v. Brewer.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Prosecutors Will Not Enforce Arizona Anti-Nudity Law Pending Legislative Session, Lawsuit on Hold

PHOENIX – A federal district court today entered an order staying enforcement of a recently-passed law that restricts the sale or display of nude images, pending the Arizona Legislature's possible reconsideration of the law.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Arizona's Request to Rehear Driver's License Case

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a request to reconsider its earlier ruling that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s denial of driver’s licenses to certain young immigrants is unconstitutional.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Residents of Arivaca, Ariz., Sue Border Patrol Over Right to Protest Checkpoint Operations

TUCSON, Ariz.—Two southern Arizona residents filed a federal lawsuit today challenging U.S. Border Patrol’s obstruction of their efforts to monitor an interior checkpoint near the town of Arivaca.
Issue Areas: Border Rights

ACLU Challenges the Implementation of Section 2(B) of SB 1070 in Arizona

TUCSON – The American Civil Liberties Union is putting law enforcement agencies across Arizona on notice that they will be held accountable for constitutional violations that result from the implementation of the state’s “show me your papers” law, Section 2(B) of SB 1070.

Health Department Threatens to Search Home of Reproductive Rights Advocate, Prompts Demand for Records Related to Facility Inspections

PHOENIX – Following a threat by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to search the home of a reproductive rights leader, the ACLU of Arizona is demanding records that will help establish whether intimidation tactics are routinely being used by the department.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of Arizona Celebrates Decision Striking Down State's Marriage Ban

PHOENIX – The ACLU of Arizona is celebrating District Court Judge John W. Sedwick's ruling this morning finding the state's ban on marriage for same-sex couples unconstitutional.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights