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Will Gaona: ACLU lobbyist walking the walk in GOP-controlled Capitol
Will Gaona, a five-session veteran at the Capitol, is in his third year with the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, often fighting uphill battles at the Capitol for progressive causes not often embraced by a predominantly Republican Legislature.
Wary of abuse, lawmakers move to tighten civil forfeiture laws
A wide-ranging measure to reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws would scrap the current standard that requires prosecutors to prove only by a “preponderance of the evidence” that the property is linked to a crime. That standard essentially means it is more likely than not, akin to a 51-49 percent balance.
‘Revenge porn’ law fix is first 2016 bill
Arizona lawmakers next year will again consider a bill designed to outlaw “revenge porn” after legislation fell just short of passage in April. Arizona lawmakers next year will again consider a bill designed to outlaw “revenge porn” after legislation fell just short of passage in April.
Lawsuit over tracking cell phone users could have widespread impact
Letting people know how police can track cell phone users without their knowledge or consent would not be in the “best interests of the state,” a lawyer for the city of Tucson is arguing.
State to pay fees, costs for challenge to revenge porn law
Arizona has agreed to pay $202,000 in attorneys' fees and legal costs for a successful challenge that blocked a 2014 state law to make it a crime for jilted lovers to post nude photos of their former partners online.
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.
State health director urges judge to throw out challenge to new abortion law
State Health Director Cara Christ wants a federal judge to throw out a challenge to a controversial new abortion law because no doctor has yet been disciplined for breaking it.
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.
Judge allows Brewer to keep book notes secret for now in SB1070 constitutionality case
Former Gov. Jan Brewer is not going to have to give the notes she used for her “Scorpions for Breakfast” book to groups challenging the controversial immigration law she signed – at least not now.
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.
‘Mass confusion’ led to death of revised revenge porn bill
The Arizona Senate’s unilateral decision to adjourn left numerous bills for dead, including a measure designed to outlaw “revenge porn” and settle an ongoing lawsuit against the state.
House set to vote on bill to shield names of officers involved in shootings
Saying it’s a matter of officer safety, the state House gave preliminary approval Tuesday to require police departments to shield the names of officers involved in shootings.
