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Infringement of personal liberty within the civil commitment system Civil commitment raises serious questions about depriving people of their constitutional rights.	Indigenous Justice is Foundational to Civil Rights – and Under Attack Today, we commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.	Efforts to censor student expression are on the rise, nationally and in Washington What is taught in schools has become a divisive issue	Automated Decision Systems and Entrenched Biases in Jury Pool Selection Racial disparities in jury pools exacerbate racial disparities in our criminal legal system.
Honoring Sandy Williams, Spokane civil rights activist and publisher of the Spokane Black Lens "Even as we mourn, we are inspired by Sandy's life of leadership and service"	The keys to our mass incarceration crisis -- and who holds them There are five times as many people incarcerated today than there were in 1970.	The Dobbs Decision: “What Next and What Now?” “We are fighting for our rights,” Storms said. “Going back is not an option.”	The power of the prosecutor: The basics Prosecutors are some of the most powerful yet least understood actors in the criminal legal system
How an algorithm can keep you from a job — or benefits if you lose your job. People deserve to know if an algorithm is coming between them and their paycheck	Festival Sundiata Black Arts Fest: A Celebration of Community and Radical Hope A message from ACLU-WA Paralegal Tracie Hooper Wells

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