ACLU News

Immigrant Rights
In an alarming number of cases, Customs and Border Protection agents are using excessive force and ignoring due process at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border, charged the ACLU in an administrative complaint sent yesterday to the...
Racial Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today it would proceed with legal action against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Racial Justice
Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project who attended this morning’s arguments at the Supreme Court stressed the need to stop SB 1070-type laws because they encourage racial profiling, harm public safety...
Racial Justice
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona is organizing a town hall meeting for impacted community members on SB 1070 at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24.
Voting Rights
In a decision of national significance, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that voter registration provisions of Arizona’s Proposition 200 violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). 
Racial Justice
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector-General (OIG) today released two reports regarding the Secure Communities federal immigration enforcement program.
Free Speech
Tombstone prosecutors are moving forward with charges against busker Ronald Koch (a.k.a Johnny Bones), despite written assertions from city officials that they have suspended enforcement of an ordinance regulating street performances...
Prisoner Rights
In a historic win for women and mothers in Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer, on March 21, signed a bill banning the practice of restraining pregnant inmates in shackles. The bill – which generated support from across the ideological spectrum...
Religious Liberty
At a Senate committee hearing at 2 p.m. Monday, March 12, lawmakers will consider sweeping changes to an existing state law that would take away women’s access to basic health services by allowing any employer to deny women coverage for...
Prisoner Rights
Prisoners in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections receive such grossly inadequate medical, mental health and dental care that they are in grave danger of suffering serious and preventable injury, amputation, disfigurement...

Speak the Truth: ACLU-AZ Oral History Project

 Speak the Truth Logo

To commemorate Arizona’s centennial, the ACLU of Arizona is looking back at more than fifty years of defending civil liberties in our state. The true legacy of the ACLU of Arizona is in the stories of our supporters and clients.

> More

SB 1070 Updates

What Happens in Arizona, Stops in Arizona

On April 25th, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments against SB 1070. Find out more about the case, your rights and upcoming events. Join us to stop discrimination and ensure everyone’s Constitutional rights.

> More

Read about Arizona’s own Jim Shee, ACLU plaintiff and victim of racial profiling, and other stories in our new blog series about SB 1070.

ACLU Blog

Ninth Circuit Presses Government Lawyer on Watch Lists: “What Would You Do?”
May 16, 2012
A few weeks ago, Jay Stanley posted here about some of the dangers of “Big Data,” a sanitized term for data mining. When it’s employed by government security agencies in the search for terrorists, Jay wrote, there’s...