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ACLU and Allies Urge Seattle Elected Officials: Protect Homeless Peoples' Rights

The ACLU and allies wrote to Seattle's elected leaders saying it's time to act to protect the rights of people who lack shelter. The City must change policies and practices that just chase the homeless from one place to another. Read More »

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Pasco Approves Consent Decree in ACLU Voting Rights Lawsuit

In response to an ACLU-WA lawsuit, the Pasco City Council has agreed that its at-large system for city council elections violates the Voting Rights Act, and it will submit a consent decree in federal court. (Pictured above: plaintiff Bertha Glatt at center, with ACLU-WA attorneys La Rond Baker and Breanne Schuster.) Read More »
 

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We Must Build Trust Between People and Police

In the past several days we have seen intolerable violence around the country and we mourn the lives lost. We must all strive as never before to build a justice system that protects all of our community members. Read More »
 

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Advocacy Groups Launch Website to Help Patients Know Which Services Hospitals Do—and Don’t— Offer

Jul 21, 2016
Though Washington state has required hospitals to post on their websites the services they offer, many have failed to provide clear information. So, the ACLU-WA and allies have launched the ClearHealth Washington site to fill the information gap. Read More »
 
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Court Finds State in Contempt in Suit Over Violating Rights of People with Mental Illness in Jail

A federal judge has found the State of Washington in contempt of her repeated orders requiring the Dept. of Social and Health Services to provide timely mental health competency services. Read More »
 

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Court Affirms Public Hospitals Must Comply with Reproductive Privacy Act

Jun 21, 2016
In a case brought by the ACLU, a Superior Court judge has ruled public hospitals in Washington that provide maternity services must also provide abortions. Read More »
 

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Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison

Jun 1, 2016
The lawsuit has ended the County’s practice of jailing, threatening to jail, or forcing manual labor on poor people unable to afford the court fees imposed by the County.  Read More »
 

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Suit Seeking Lawyers for Children Facing Deportation Goes Forward

A federal court has rejected the government’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit seeking legal representation for thousands of children nationwide facing deportation hearings. Read More »
 

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Historic Ruling: ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Torture Psychologists Can Proceed

A federal judge in Spokane said that he would allow a lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA program to move forward. The ruling is unprecedented for a case seeking to bring accountability for the CIA’s torture program. Read More »
 

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ACLU-WA Launches Website on Surveillance Technology

Mar 3, 2016
The ACLU-WA has launched “They Are Watching,” a website providing information about cutting-edge surveillance technologies and the threats they pose to privacy, free speech, and other civil liberties. Read More »
 

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