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American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona

Mar 7, 2024

Open enrollment closed to students with disabilities

Students with disabilities who try to enroll in a school outside their district through the state’s open enrollment program are often met with denials based on a lack of capacity in special education programs.  

Wadsack, Kern, Senate, Bennett, Tucson, Arizona Constitution, Phoenix, Coolidge, Prescott, Sundareshan, Shope
Feb 2, 2023

Senate Republicans target ‘drag story hour,’ other drag performances

Republicans in the Arizona Senate are targeting "drag story hour'' and other drag performances that have drawn the ire of conservatives, with the sponsor of a proposal banning certain shows before children or in government buildings calling it a case of "good versus evil.''

Dec 16, 2022

Federal judge orders stop to enforcement of camping ban at homeless zone

White dump trucks outfitted with City of Phoenix emblems and street sweepers lined the roads near the concentrated homeless camp dubbed, “the Zone,” this morning as part of their new... […]

crime victims, survivors, House bill
Oct 2, 2020

Prosecutors to create statewide list of dishonest cops

Prosecutors have agreed to create a statewide database of officers whose truthfulness or honesty may be questionable.

Nov 12, 2019

We shouldn’t have to sue to learn prosecutors use slurs

In training materials recently obtained by the ACLU of Arizona, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) refers to the people it prosecutes using the slur “crazy” and paints people with psychiatric disabilities as liars and obstacles to winning a conviction – not as human beings worthy of respect.

Apr 9, 2019

House passes measure to thwart boycotts of Israel

Claiming boycotts are anti-Semitic, the state House voted Monday to deny public contracts to firms that refuse to do business with other companies that do business in Israel.

Jared Keenan (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Dec 26, 2017

Jared Keenan: Taking the job of a public defender to a systemic level

Jared Keenan is the newest hire by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, one of three staffing additions the organization will make thanks to a surge in donations following President Trump’s election in 2016.

Nov 27, 2017

Wearing mask in public to become illegal under proposed law

Thinking of wearing a Trump mask to a political demonstration? A chicken suit to a protest? Or even fake nose and glasses to a public event? A proposed new law could send you to prison for a year -- and a dozen times longer if you or someone else at the event was involved in property damage.

Jul 14, 2015

Judge OKs agreement blocking Arizona law on revenge porn

A judge has signed off on an agreement permanently blocking a 2014 Arizona law that would have made it a crime for jilted lovers to post nude photos of their former partners online.

Jul 10, 2015

Montgomery side-steps opposition to same-sex marriage, outsources all adoption cases

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has outsourced adoption services to private law firms, which may be providing help to married same-sex couples that County Attorney Bill Montgomery had previously denied.

May 19, 2015

Arizona law on revenge porn remains on hold as sides talk

Lawyers for Arizona and the American Civil Liberties Union are asking a federal judge to let them continue trying to settle a legal dispute over a 2014 law targeting so-called revenge porn.

Apr 23, 2015

ACLU says it will follow through on lawsuit against Montgomery

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona said Wednesday it will sue Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery after he failed to comply to its demand he provide same-sex married couples with mandated adoption services.

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