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Jensen v. Shinn

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Jensen v. Shinn
Prisoners' Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
UPDATE: In a thorough and sweeping order issued on January 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver is requiring the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (“ADCRR”) to make “substantial” changes to staffing and conditions so that medical care and mental healthcare at Arizona prisons comes up to constitutional standards.
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March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023
Toomey v. State of Arizona
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Ongoing
On January 23, 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union 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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March 7, 2023

March 7, 2023
Khorrami v. Arizona
Criminal Law Reform
Status: Closed
This case concerns whether a person charged with a felony is guaranteed the right to a 12-person jury trial under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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March 7, 2023

March 7, 2023
Cruz v. Arizona
Capital Punishment
Status: Closed (Judgment)
This case concerns whether a state prisoner can be barred from challenging a state court’s decision denying his right to inform the jury about relevant sentencing information, where the state court applied a novel rule to bar his ability to present the issue on post-conviction review.
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September 13, 2017

September 13, 2017
Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
This is a class action lawsuit filed in 2007 in which, following a three-week trial, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was found to have engaged in racial profiling and unlawful traffic stops of Latinos.
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