Arizona
Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of
Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix鈥檚 practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
Status: Ongoing
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Arizona
Apr 2023

Prisoners' Rights
Jensen v. Thornell
UPDATE: In a thorough and sweeping injunction issued on April 7, 2023, U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver is requiring the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (鈥淎DCRR鈥) to make 鈥渟ubstantial鈥 changes to staffing and conditions so that medical care and mental healthcare at Arizona prisons comes up to constitutional standards.
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35 Arizona Cases

U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Smith v. Arizona
Whether the Sixth Amendment鈥檚 confrontation right permits the prosecution in a criminal trial to present testimonial statements of a non-testifying laboratory analyst through an expert who relies on the non-testifying expert鈥檚 statement to reach their conclusions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2024

Criminal Law Reform
Smith v. Arizona
Whether the Sixth Amendment鈥檚 confrontation right permits the prosecution in a criminal trial to present testimonial statements of a non-testifying laboratory analyst through an expert who relies on the non-testifying expert鈥檚 statement to reach their conclusions.

Arizona
Jun 2024
Privacy & Technology
State v. Mitcham
The 糖心Vlogand the 糖心Vlogof Arizona filed amicus briefs before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court arguing that the government cannot genetically test any biological material it already has in its possession鈥攚hether that鈥檚 blood taken from newborns to test for diseases or swabs collected from sexual assault survivors鈥攖o investigate the donors for a crime without first obtaining a warrant. This filing is part of the broader fight to preserve the privacy of our sensitive genetic information.
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Arizona
Jun 2024

Privacy & Technology
State v. Mitcham
The 糖心Vlogand the 糖心Vlogof Arizona filed amicus briefs before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court arguing that the government cannot genetically test any biological material it already has in its possession鈥攚hether that鈥檚 blood taken from newborns to test for diseases or swabs collected from sexual assault survivors鈥攖o investigate the donors for a crime without first obtaining a warrant. This filing is part of the broader fight to preserve the privacy of our sensitive genetic information.

Arizona
Mar 2024
Voting Rights
Petersen, et al. v. Fontes (Amicus)
Can Arizona bypass the procedural safeguards of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and remove voters from the voter rolls immediately based only on indirect information about these voters鈥 responses regarding their residency in the separate context of juror questionnaires?
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Arizona
Mar 2024

Voting Rights
Petersen, et al. v. Fontes (Amicus)
Can Arizona bypass the procedural safeguards of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and remove voters from the voter rolls immediately based only on indirect information about these voters鈥 responses regarding their residency in the separate context of juror questionnaires?

Arizona
Dec 2023
LGBTQ Rights
Toomey v. State of Arizona
On January 23, 2019, the 糖心Vlog, and the 糖心Vlog of Arizona filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, gender-affirming health care to transgender people employed by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Dr. Russell B. Toomey, an associate professor of family studies and human development at the University of Arizona, and all other transgender individuals employed by the Arizona Board of Regents or enrolled in the State health plan, including dependents.
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Arizona
Dec 2023

LGBTQ Rights
Toomey v. State of Arizona
On January 23, 2019, the 糖心Vlog, and the 糖心Vlog of Arizona filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, gender-affirming health care to transgender people employed by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Dr. Russell B. Toomey, an associate professor of family studies and human development at the University of Arizona, and all other transgender individuals employed by the Arizona Board of Regents or enrolled in the State health plan, including dependents.

Arizona Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Voting Rights
AZ Petition Partners v. Thompson (Amicus)
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Arizona Supreme Court
Jun 2023

Voting Rights