Stories tagged: "ACLU"

Housing FILE - A large homeless encampment is shown in Phoenix, Aug. 5, 2020. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, the ACLU of Arizona filed a complaint against the city of Phoenix to block the planned resumption of cleanup sweeps it says have displaced people and destroyed identification documents, prescription medications and other meager belongings at a huge homeless encampment downtown. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Housing ACLU Sues City of Phoenix to Stop Sweeps of Homeless Camp

The ACLU of Arizona says it is suing the city of Phoenix in order to block resumed sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown.

Associated Press Associated Press December 1, 2022 3:25 pm MST
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Health Physicians, Pro-Choice Advocates Sue Over Laws Criminalizing Some Abortions in Arizona

Arizona doctors and abortion rights advocates are suing to block what they’re calling “drastic” and unlawful abortion proposals that were passed by Republican lawmakers earlier this year.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi August 19, 2021 3:03 pm MST
Arizona children holding signs in car saying "we all count"
Arizona Trump Order Would Exclude 4% of Arizona’s Population From Census Count

Leaving undocumented residents out of the Census could result in Arizona losing out on nearly $900 million in federal funding.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 24, 2020 11:15 am MST
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Criminal Justice Report: White Criminals in Maricopa County More Likely to Be Offered Leniency

An analysis of over 50,000 criminal cases found that Black and Latino defendants are given longer sentences and higher fines than their white counterparts.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón July 24, 2020 10:54 am MST
Arizona school resource officer looking students in cafeteria
Arizona ACLU Leader: We Need Counselors, Not Cops

Arizona's student-to-counselor ratio is the worst in the nation, with only one counselor for every 905 students.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 23, 2020 8:05 am MST

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A high number of Inmates and corrections officers at four of Maricopa County's jails have contracted the coronavirus, resulting in seven deaths so far.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner June 10, 2020 1:51 pm MST