Press Releases

Federal Court Finds Conditions in Arizona State Prisons Unconstitutional

A judge found that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) systematically violates the constitutional rights of persons incarcerated in the state’s prisons by failing to provide them minimally adequate medical and mental health care.
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Court Cases: Parsons v. Ryan

ACLU and Partners File Emergency Motion to Ensure that Abortion is Still Legal and Available in Arizona

The ACLU and partners originally challenged this “personhood requirement” last year and though the judge issued an injunction on the “reason ban” portion, it failed to do so for the “personhood requirement.” 
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of Arizona Responds to the Devastating Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Risk of criminal prosecution has forced physicians to suspend abortion services in Arizona
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU COMMENT ON CDC DECISION TO LIFT TITLE 42 IMMIGRANT EXPULSION POLICY

After conducting its latest 60-day review of Title 42, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it will no longer expel people under the policy beginning May 23.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Arizona Reacts to Gov. Ducey Signing Anti-Trans Bill, SB 1165, Into Law

Today, Governor Doug Ducey signed into law SB 1165, an unconstitutional bill that prohibits trans girls from playing on athletic teams that align with their gender identity.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights