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Washington Appeals Court: Age matters at sentencing, even when youth are tried as adults

Published: 
Friday, May 20, 2016
The Washington Court of Appeals has invalidated the sentence of a 16-year-old who was sentenced to 92 years in prison because the court failed to consider the teen’s age as a factor when sentencing him.
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Army Agrees to Issue New Discharge Record to Transgender Veteran

Published: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) agreed to change a transgender veteran’s discharge record to reflect her current legal name, an action that will help her get the benefits she has earned and reduce the likelihood she’ll face discrimination.
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Discrimination Is Not a Washington Value

Published: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The ACLU proudly stands with other advocates of equality in opposing an initiative that would overturn state protections against discrimination for transgender people.
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Business Leaders Urge Washington Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling Against Florist Who Denied Service to Gay Couple

Published: 
Friday, May 6, 2016
Fourteen businesses and four trade associations today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Washington Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that a Richland florist violated state anti-discrimination laws by refusing to provide flowers to a gay couple for their wedding celebration. 
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ACLU Reporter Who Exposed Flint’s Poisoned Water: Problem Flowed From a Toxic Concentration of Power

Published: 
Friday, May 6, 2016
Concern for civil rights led a journalist working for the ACLU to expose one of the nation’s largest public health crises. ACLU staff reporter Curt Guyette has exposed the shocking story of how government actions resulted in the poisoning of the water supply for residents of Flint, Michigan.
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Washington woman denied medically necessary health care at Catholic hospital speaks out

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, May 5, 2016
A new ACLU report includes a first-hand account by a Washington woman denied medically necessary care at a Catholic hospital. The report finds more than 40 percent of hospital beds in the state are in Catholic facilities that prohibit some essential medical care.
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Courts Can’t Impose LFOs on People Who Can’t Pay

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Indigent Defendant Should Not Have to Pay Thousands for Withdrawn Appeal

Published: 
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
The ACLU of Washington, along with allies, filed an amicus brief challenging the practice of charging an indigent individual thousands of dollars to preserve the constitutional right to appeal.
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Suit Seeking Lawyers for Children Facing Deportation Goes Forward

Published: 
Monday, May 2, 2016
A federal court has rejected the government’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit seeking legal representation for thousands of children nationwide facing deportation hearings.
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Teaching All Students: New Law Requires Education for Suspended Students

Published: 
Monday, May 2, 2016
The wholesale exclusion of kids from education in Washington may soon be a thing of the past. A new law passed by the 2016 legislature comes into effect that requires school districts to students who have been suspended or expelled.
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