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Making Sure Justice is Open to All

Published: 
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Everyone should have a fair chance at achieving justice through our legal system. To ensure this, ACLU-WA Cooperating Attorney Christopher Durbin takes a careful look at court rules proposed for Washington.
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For People with Mental Illness, a Call to 911 Can Be Deadly. It’s up to Us to Change that.

Published: 
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Embedding mental health professionals in law enforcement teams saves lives.
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Civil Liberties in the State Legislature - 2018 Legislative Session

Published: 
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Civil liberties highlights from the 2018 Washington State Legislative Session
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Legislature passes bill to bring fairness to Washington’s system of Legal Financial Obligations

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
The Washington Legislature has passed a bill (E2SHB 1783) which will ensure that poor people are not unfairly jailed or tied for years to the criminal justice system because they are unable to pay court-imposed debts known as Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs).
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It’s time to stop wasting money on our state’s most commonly charged crime

Published: 
Monday, February 12, 2018
What if there was a criminal charge that was ineffective and unfair? And what if taxpayers were spending billions to enforce it?
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State Supreme Court: Employer cannot use a job applicant’s anti-discrimination lawsuit as a reason not to hire him

Published: 
Thursday, December 7, 2017
The Supreme Court of Washington has ruled that it’s illegal for prospective employers to engage in retaliatory discrimination against job applicants
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Washington court rules that even if your home is a tent, you have a right to privacy inside it

Published: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Every person has the right to privacy in their home, regardless of whether that home is a lean-to on a roadside or a mansion on a mountain.
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ACLU-WA Asks Court to Halt Seattle’s Illegal Seizure and Destruction of Unhoused Peoples' Property

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Today the ACLU of Washington is asking the U.S. District Court in Seattle to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the City of Seattle and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) from taking and throwing away property owned by people living outside.
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