Press Releases

ACLU of Arizona Responds to the Repeal of the Near-Total Abortion Ban

After weeks of unwarranted delay, the Arizona State Legislature successfully passed a full repeal of the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban.

Near-Total Ban on Abortion: ACLU of Arizona Reacts to Arizona Supreme Court Ruling

The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes/Hazelrigg, allowing the enforcement of a Civil War-era, near-total ban on abortion.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson

Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining People Experiencing Homelessness for Sleeping in Public

ACLU of Arizona Commends the Veto of SB 1231

The ACLU of Arizona's statement following Gov. Hobbs' veto of SB 1231.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Release New Report Detailing Border Patrol’s Inhumane Confiscations of Migrants’ Personal Belongings

Border Patrol routinely trashes and confiscates migrants' medications, legal documents, religious items, and other essentials.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

MEDIA ADVISORY: Advocates Call For Expanded Protections for Gay and Trans Arizonans

The Nondiscrimination Statewide Act would expand existing protections that prevent discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Arizona, Kino Border Initiative, the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Denounce CBP’s Prolonged Closure of the Lukeville Port of Entry

After a month-long closure, CBP reopened the Lukeville port of entry. In response to the port's reopening, the ACLU of Arizona, Kino Border Initiative and the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project issued to following statement.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Issues Travel Advisory for Texas After Passage of Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

The ACLU affiliates of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas issued a travel advisory warning people traveling through Texas to know their rights and take significant precautions to protect themselves following the passing of SB4.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Final Class Settlement is Granted in ACLU Gender-Affirming Care Lawsuit

The consent decree permanently prohibits the state of Arizona from excluding gender-affirming care from its employee health plan. 
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights
Court Cases: Toomey v. Arizona