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The latest content and updates from the ACLU of Washington website.

Elizabeth Wise Testimony to the Cle Elum School Board

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Thursday, December 10, 2009
I am well aware that the intent in drafting this policy, the goal, is to help students by identifying drug users and then assisting them into treatment and by deterring drug and alcohol use. These are good goals. But the reading I have been doing suggests the policy may in fact result in the opposite outcome -increased problem drug or alcohol use.
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Student Receives ACLU-WA Award for Challenging Teaching of “Intelligent Design”

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Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Moving Beyond Zero Tolerance

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The ACLU-WA advocates for alternatives to rigid "zero tolerance" policies that result in overly harsh school discipline – policies that contribute to the "school-to-prison pipeline" whereby students are expelled and end up in the criminal justice system.
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Seattle: A Call for an Independent Office for Police Accountability

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
An American Civil Liberties Union of Washington report calling for the creation of an independent office for police accountability in Seattle.
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Report by U.W. Researchers Finds Marijuana Prohibition Is Not Achieving Its Aims

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A report by two University of Washington researchers finds that marijuana prohibition has had heavy financial and human costs - yet has failed to achieve its intended goals.
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King County Adopts “Don’t Ask” Ordinance to Enhance Public Health and Safety

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The King County Council has adopted a measure to ensure that most county employees will not ask about an individual’s immigration status unless specifically required to do so by federal or state law. The measure will foster cooperation and trust between residents and county officials. King County Executive Kirk Triplett (pictured above) signed the ordinance.
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ACLU Contributes $32,000 to Approve 71 Campaign

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has contributed $32,000 to the Approve 71 Campaign. In addition, the ACLU of Washington office and the national ACLU LGBT Project are making significant staff contributions to the campaign. The ACLU is backing the campaign’s effort to gain voter approval for Referendum 71 in order to provide necessary protections for Washington families.
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Organizations for Communities of Color Endorse Referendum 71

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Past William O. Douglas Award Winners

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Pioneering Activist, Courageous Attorneys, Gutsy Student Receive ACLU-WA Awards

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Activist academic Phil Bereano (pictured at right), attorneys Amanda Lee and Jeff Robinson, and youth activist Colin Moyer have received the ACLU of Washington's 2009 awards for extraordinary efforts to defend and advance civil liberties.
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Associated Student Body Clubs Under the Federal Equal Access Act

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A recent federal court decision affects how Washington schools must operate their Associated Student Body organizations.
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Arrestees Should Not Have Their DNA Taken

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Monday, December 7, 2009
A person’s DNA is the blueprint of one’s identity. The ACLU-WA opposes proposals to collect DNA from people who are merely arrested, regardless of whether they are convicted.
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