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ACLU of Washington statement on verdict in Tacoma police officers’ trial

Seattle community members previously criticized the proposal as a continuation of the failed policies of the War on Drugs.

Body-camera footage was released Monday of a Seattle police officer joking about the death of a 23-year-old woman, Jaahnavi Kandula, who died in January after she was struck by a Seattle Police officer while crossing the street.

A federal court has ended some federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) by determining that SPD has complied with certain requirements in the Consent Decree resulting from the 2012 lawsuit United States v. City of Seattle.

We will continue to fight to defend laws against discrimination from those who seek a license to discriminate.

The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty.

Seattle City Council voted down a proposed ordinance that would have added criminalization of drug possession

The Washington State Legislature voted Tuesday to establish harsher criminal penalties for drug possession, marking a huge step backwards in Washington’s fight against the ever-growing public health crises of substance use disorder and the opioid overdose epidemic.

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of bills into law, passed by the Washington state Legislature, that take significant and meaningful steps toward defending and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming health care.