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As the leading civil rights organization in the Grand Canyon State, we at the ACLU of Arizona believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.

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Jan 13, 2021

2021: A New Year and A New Legislative Session. Here’s How We’ll Be Fighting For Your Rights.

Let's get to work.

By Darrell Hill

Let's get to work.

By Darrell Hill
arizona state capitol
arizona state capitol
Nov 9, 2020

ACLU of Arizona Statement on Maricopa County Attorney Election

Criminal Justice Reform
Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel was elected to serve a four-year term as the top prosecutor of the third-largest prosecuting agency in the nation. The ACLU of Arizona released the following statement in...
By Smart Justice Arizona
Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel was elected to serve a four-year term as the top prosecutor of the third-largest prosecuting agency in the nation. The ACLU of Arizona released the following statement in...
By Smart Justice Arizona
hand cuffs in front of a yellow and blue collage with prison bars behind it
hand cuffs in front of a yellow and blue collage with prison bars behind it
Nov 2, 2020

The Maricopa County Attorney is Prosecuting Free Speech and Assembly. It Must Stop.

Free Speech

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel is prosecuting  people for exercising their First Amendment rights by charging protesters with serious felony offenses aimed at suppressing the movement against police...

By Jared Keenan

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel is prosecuting  people for exercising their First Amendment rights by charging protesters with serious felony offenses aimed at suppressing the movement against police...

By Jared Keenan
Political prosecutions must end
Political prosecutions must end
Oct 5, 2020

Three Reasons to Vote in the Maricopa County Attorney Race

Criminal Justice Reform
There is so much at stake this November. Our civil liberties are on the line in races up and down the ballot. The ACLU of Arizona is invested in one local race in particular, the race for Maricopa County...
By Smart Justice Arizona
There is so much at stake this November. Our civil liberties are on the line in races up and down the ballot. The ACLU of Arizona is invested in one local race in particular, the race for Maricopa County...
By Smart Justice Arizona
hand cuffs in front of a yellow and blue collage with prison bars behind it
hand cuffs in front of a yellow and blue collage with prison bars behind it
Oct 5, 2020

It's time to move Arizona forward. Vote YES on Prop. 207

Criminal Justice Reform
When prosecuted for simple marijuana possession in Maricopa County, Hispanic people are sentenced to significantly longer jail and prisons sentences than their white and Black counterparts.
By Jared Keenan
When prosecuted for simple marijuana possession in Maricopa County, Hispanic people are sentenced to significantly longer jail and prisons sentences than their white and Black counterparts.
By Jared Keenan
hand cuffs in front of a yellow and blue collage with prison bars behind it
hand cuffs in front of a yellow and blue collage with prison bars behind it
Oct 5, 2020

Three Reasons to Vote in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Race

Criminal Justice Reform

There is so much at stake this November. Our civil liberties are on the line in races up and down the ballot.

There is so much at stake this November. Our civil liberties are on the line in races up and down the ballot.

MCAO Candidates
MCAO Candidates