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PHOENIX – In anticipation of a federal court hearing Wednesday about former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deadly jail legacy, the ACLU invites journalists to participate in a teleconference tomorrow.

In June 2016, the board of directors of public charter school organization Great Hearts Academies adopted a policy that marginalizes and delegitimizes transgender students enrolled in its schools. The policy allows school staff to mistreat transgender students by classifying them in accordance with their sex assigned at birth, not their gender identity. This policy applies to what name and restroom students can use, the uniform and grooming standards they must follow, and their eligibility for athletic teams.

The American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice today released the first-ever national public opinion poll of voters’ views of the role of prosecutors.

The fact that the Department of Corrections is still grossly out of compliance with the settlement is proof that the department is profoundly broken, leaving the thousands of prisoners under its control with scant access to medical care.