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It's Spirit Day! Stand with LGBTQ Youth

Published: 
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
On Spirit Day, millions of Americans wear purple as a sign of support for LGBT youth and to speak out against bullying.
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Political Strategies Assistant

Published: 
Monday, October 16, 2017
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) is seeking an administrative assistant to support its Political Strategies Department (PSD). The Political Strategies Assistant is directly supervised by the Director of Strategy and primarily supports the Legislative Director, Field Director, and Activism Coordinator. 
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State Supreme Court: The government can’t make you pee in a cup just because it charged you with DUI

Published: 
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Every person in America has a right to be free from invasive searches by the government, and that right does not disappear simply because one is accused of a crime.
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OSPI Proposed School Discipline Rules Information Center

Published: 
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Get information about OSPI's proposed school discipline rules and give public comment
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Parent sues employer for denying insurance coverage to transgender son

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, October 5, 2017
The ACLU of Washington today filed a civil rights lawsuit against PeaceHealth, a Catholic healthcare organization, on behalf of Cheryl Enstad and her teenage son, Pax, for denying coverage under its health benefits plan for medically necessary surgery to Pax simply because of who he is. The suit says that PeaceHealth’s policy of refusing to cover medical care required by transgender people is discrimination and violates federal and state law.
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Statement on Blomstrom v. Tripp

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, October 5, 2017
The Supreme Court of Washington issued an opinion in Blomstrom, et al. v. Tripp that reaffirms the constitutional right to privacy enshrined in the Washington State Constitution.
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