ACLU of Arizona Statement on 9th Circuit Court Opinion in Puente V. City of Phoenix
December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024
PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024:
Today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Puente v. City of Phoenix, a case challenging the violent actions taken by the Phoenix Police Department during a protest on August 22, 2017. The ruling rejected claims that the crowd dispersal was motivated by retaliatory intent against the protestors' political speech, that the officers' use of che . . .
Today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Puente v. City of Phoenix, a case challenging the violent actions taken by the Phoenix Police Department during a protest on August 22, 2017. The ruling rejected claims that the crowd dispersal was motivated by retaliatory intent against the protestors' political speech, that the officers' use of che . . .