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American Civil Liberties Union

Dec 15, 2014

US Supreme Court mulling ‘Hail Mary’ plea on driver’s licenses

The decision on whether “dreamers” get to drive legally in Arizona is going right down to the wire. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has given challengers of the law until Tuesday morning, to tell him why the court should reject a request by Gov. Jan Brewer to delay a federal court ruling in favor of those accepted into the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arri[...]

Dec 9, 2014

Appeals court rejects plea to delay licenses for ‘Dreamers’

Without comment, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a plea by Gov. Jan Brewer to hold off enforcing its ruling that she and the state Department of Transportation are acting illegally in refusing to issue licenses to 25,000 Arizonans accepted into the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Dec 1, 2014

Revenge porn law enforcement on hold for now

State officials have agreed not to pursue anyone from book sellers to Internet posters under a new "revenge porn'' law, at least not for the time being.

In this Aug. 25, 2014 file photo, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery speaks during a news conference in Phoenix. Hundreds of immigrants who have been denied bail under a strict Arizona law will now have the opportunity to be released after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 in the closely watched case. The high court kept intact a lower-court ruling from three weeks ago that struck down the law, which was passed in 2006 amid a series of immigration crackdowns in Arizona over the past decade. Montgomery and Sehriff Joe Arpaio defended the law before the courts.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Nov 14, 2014

Court gives immigrants in Arizona chance for bail

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for a wave of bail hearings for immigrants across Arizona. Hundreds of immigrants who have been denied bail under a strict Arizona law will now have the opportunity to be released.

Nov 13, 2014

US Supreme Court opts not to block ruling against illegal immigrant bail law

The U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon refused to hold up a federal appellate court ruling which voided an Arizona law denying bail to some people not in this country legally.

Nov 12, 2014

Supreme Court urged not to intervene on bail for immigrant felony suspects

Opponents of an Arizona law that denies bail to felony suspects who are in this country illegally urged the Supreme Court on Monday to let stand a lower court ruling that overturns the ban.

Oct 23, 2014

State asks judge to toss challenge to ‘revenge porn’ law

Attorneys for the state are asking a federal judge to throw out a challenge to the state’s new “revenge porn” law. Assistant Attorney General David Weinzweig is arguing there is... […]

Arizona agencies have received nine military helicopters from program 1033, two of which were originally attack helicopters like this MH-6/AH-6 “Little Bird.” (Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Keith A. Stevenson/Defense Department)
Sep 30, 2014

Arizona has more military gear than some small countires

Arizona state agencies have received enough military equipment from the Department of Defense’s program 1033 to outfit a small country, and have more armored vehicles and military helicopters than 20 of them.

Sep 23, 2014

‘Revenge porn’ law challenged by bookstores, photographers and librarians

The American Civil Liberties Union warned Arizona lawmakers it had problems with a bill designed to criminalize “revenge porn,” and are now those problems are the basis of a court challenge arguing that the law is unconstitutional.

Sep 16, 2014

Tucson invokes ‘national security’ to avoid detailing cell-phone tracking program

The chief attorney for the city of Tucson is telling a judge that national security could be compromised if it is forced to disclose some documents about how it uses equipment it has purchased to track cell phone users.

Jul 30, 2014

State asks judge to throw out inmates’ lawsuit, saying it ‘borders on the ridiculous’

The state is asking federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 34,000 inmates, saying there's no evidence each and every prisoner is at risk.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (Photo by Josh Coddington/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 10, 2014

Brewer, feds cut deal on SB1070’s ‘papers please’ provision

The Obama administration officially dropped its challenge Monday to the controversial “papers, please” provision of SB1070.

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