Press Releases

ACLU-AZ Releases New Mobile Phone App As Part of New SB 1070 Abuse Documentation Campaign

PHOENIX– As part of its effort to fight back in the courts against SB1070’s remaining “show me your papers” provision, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona today released a new mobile phone application that allows people to report abuses under the state’s notorious racial profiling.

ACLU Expands Capacity to Challenge Abuses at the Border

TUCSON–In order to make America’s border agencies more accountable to the laws that protect us all, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today announced the launch of a new Border Litigation Project to investigate, document and litigate civil and human rights cases along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Issue Areas: Border Rights

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Arizona Law Targeting Women of Color

PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona filed a lawsuit today on behalf of the NAACP of Maricopa County and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) challenging a state law that relies on harmful racial stereotypes.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Federal Court Rules Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Violated United States Constitution

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions to target Latinos, a federal district court said today.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today struck down an Arizona law that would ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom