The ACLU Opposes Border Patrol Checkpoints away from the Border

The U.S. Border Patrol is stopping and questioning motorists at checkpoints away from the border. The ACLU opposes setting up Constitution-free zones where government officers intrude on people's rights.

ACLU Supports Death With Dignity Initiative

The ACLU-WA is supporting Initiative 1000, a statewide ballot measure that would give terminally ill patients the ability to chose to end their lives without unbearable suffering or indignity.

Settlement of Lawsuit Results in Hundreds of New American Citizens

On September 12, 2008, in Tukwila, Washington, over 250 people took the oath to become naturalized U.S. citizens—in time to vote in the November elections. The ceremony is the result of a class action lawsuit brought by The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, and the law firms of Stoel Rives and Ropes and Gray.