Tag: ACLU
A federal judge declared a law prohibiting filming police within 8 feet to be patently unconstitutional under both the First and 14th amendments. Judge John Tuchi entered a permanent injunction...
Judge mulls timeline for city to clear ‘the Zone’
The two-day bench trial over the homeless camp “the Zone” case concluded this week, leaving a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to decide whether to issue a permanent order mandating...
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Legislation to restrict individuals’ ability to videotape police hits deadend
Legislation to restrict the ability of individuals to videotape police is all but officially dead. Attorney General Kris Mayes this week filed paperwork in federal court here agreeing with challengers...
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Phoenix to buy outdoor campground for homeless
The Phoenix City Council approved a proposal by the Housing Department to purchase and develop a structured outdoor campground to temporarily house people currently living in the homeless camp known...
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Our ‘justice’ system: a paradox of errors and innocence
The release of Barry Jones after nearly 30 years on Arizona’s death row, wrongfully convicted for a crime he did not commit, forces us to confront the unsettling of our...
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Asylum-seekers say joy over end of Title 42 turns to anguish induced by new rules
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The day that President Joe Biden’s administration ended a public health measure blocking many asylum-seekers at the Mexican border during the Covid pandemic, Teodoso Vargas was...
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At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
Prison panel to focus on 4 key areas
Lawmakers struggle to find legal way to prevent minors from accessing internet porn
Voters to decide if state should levy new fine to help victims’ families
Phoenix urged to pass ordinance prohibiting discrimination against some renters
Glendale faces ACLU challenge to panhandling ban
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and Public Justice wrote to Glendale’s City Council and mayor revealing what they said were constitutional failings in two...