Category: Issues Affecting Low Income Families and Communities

By: Julia Weiss Residents of Arizona, specifically of its most-populous county and capital city, have seen record high numbers of eviction rates as well as in the homeless population. Arizonans have also seen a drastic increase in population. Despite this, Arizona has a persisting problem of an overall lack of housing. This, combined with a … Continue reading No (Affordable) Housing in Arizona

By: M. Emily Mahana Low-income and marginalized communities disproportionately suffer greater surveillance and privacy abuses than any other class.[1] For instance, states invasively might require impoverished individuals who seek or rely on public assistance to subject themselves to “drug tests, DNA testing of children, fingerprinting” or “intrusive questioning about intimate relationships.”[2] What the Arizona Attorney … Continue reading The Arizona Attorney General’s illegal wire transfer surveillance disproportionately intrudes on the privacy of low-income and marginalized communities

By: Jordan Ulloa Arizona is growing at a rate unlike many other states in the rest of the country. Five of the fifteen fastest growing cities in the US reside in Arizona, with census data showing that Queen Creek, Buckeye, Casa Grande, Maricopa and Goodyear had all grown at rates ranging from 5.4% to 8.9% … Continue reading Arizona’s Housing Market is a Mess that Leaves Marginalized Communities Ripe for Eviction

By: Erin Mo Ferber Most Americans have spent more time at home over the past two years than ever before. At the same time, more Americans are facing housing insecurity. Having access to shelter is essential to living a dignified life. As such, safe and affordable housing is a necessity. In Martin v. City of … Continue reading Innovation through Litigation(?): Addressing the Housing Crisis in Phoenix