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Anatomy of ACLU suit claiming Pinal County officials abuse asset forfeiture laws
Libertarian groups for years have been calling for changes to Arizona laws designed to seize the profits of crime.
ACLU challenging AZ’s ‘perverse’ civil asset forfeiture laws
money handcuffs asset forefiture The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a broad-based constitutional challenge to the ability of prosecutors and police in Arizona to seize private property without a court order.
Arizona driver’s licenses for DREAMers back in court
An attorney for the state of Arizona ran into pointed questions from appeals court judges during a hearing on the state's now-reversed policy of denying driver's licenses to young immigrants.
As revenge porn cases pile up, county attorney says he can’t prosecute them
In 10 cases so far, prosecutors have been unable to file charges under Arizona statutes targeting “revenge porn” because lawmakers failed to amend the law this past legislative session.
ACLU continues effort to force police to reveal info on cell phone tracking devices
Rebuffed by a trial judge, the American Civil Liberties Union is asking appellate judges to force the Tucson Police Department to cough up information about devices it owns that allows it to track cell phones – and, by extension, their users.
Ducey orders agency to allow gays to foster, adopt children
Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the Department of Child Safety to allow married same-sex couples to jointly house foster children and adopt. Ducey ordered the policy change in response to an Arizona Capitol Times report that DCS had quietly reversed a policy that had allowed married same-sex couples to jointly adopt or provide foster care.
Challenges face new versions of Mesnard’s revenge porn law
Rep. J.D. Mesnard is struggling between a narrower revenge porn law that wouldn’t be tied up in court, or a broader version that would better protect victims.
Bill keeping cops’ names secret nears final passage; opponents cite racial overtones
Opponents of a Senate bill that will keep the names of police officers who kill a secret for two months are calling on Gov. Doug Ducey to veto it.
Immigrant groups ask US Supreme Court to block SB1070 ‘harboring’ provision
Attorneys for immigrant rights groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to rebuff a last-ditch attempt by the state to implement part of SB1070 by prosecuting people for harboring those not in the country legally.
AZ GOP lawmakers want state to pay for SB1070 supporters’ legal fees
Republican leaders in both chambers of the Arizona Legislature are pushing legislation to pay for the legal fees of current and former lawmakers whose memos and letters have been subpoenaed by opponents of SB 1070.
ACLU files complaint against Border Patrol in Arizona
The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a federal government probe into allegations of constitutional rights violations by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Arizona.
Order of monitor for sheriff’s department draws criticism
After a federal judge ordered that a monitor guard against racial profiling by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Denise Velez showed up with a handful of demonstrators Thursday to fill out a tongue-in-cheek application to “babysit” Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
