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

Health Care Denied

Document, Published: 
Monday, May 2, 2016
Read the Report: Patients and Physicians Across the Country Speak Out About Catholic Hospitals and the Threat to Women’s Health and Lives
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Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Published: 
Friday, April 29, 2016
This month, two high school students in Clarkston School District in Asotin County were charged originally with felony assault.  Their crime?  Discharging fart spray in the library.   
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Washington State Lacks Adequate Oversight of Health Care Transactions

Published: 
Monday, April 25, 2016
Washington residents should not have to settle for laws and regulations that lack the same level of review available in other states.
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Historic Ruling: ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Torture Psychologists Can Proceed

News Release, Published: 
Friday, April 22, 2016
A federal judge in Spokane said that he would allow a lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA program to move forward. The ruling is unprecedented for a case seeking to bring accountability for the CIA’s torture program.  
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Events

Published: 
Friday, April 22, 2016
Join us at events throughout Washington. We sponsor and co-sponsor marches, protests, panel discussions, community meetings, films, plays, and more throughout the year.
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Religion is not a license to discriminate

Published: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
In America, we all have a right to our religious beliefs, but this does not give us the right to use our beliefs to discriminate against other people or impose our beliefs upon them.  
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Opportunities at the ACLU of Washington

Published: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Explore career, internship, and volunteer opportunities. Find jobs and opportunities to get involved.
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Veronique Harris: Finding hope, building skills at ACLU Student Conference

Published: 
Friday, April 15, 2016
Veronique is among the 200 high school students, educators, and parents who attended the ACLU Student Conference on Civil Liberties. The ACLU-WA has sponsored this annual event for more than 20 years. For the ACLU-WA’s classroom resources on civil liberties, see www.aclu-wa.org/teachers.
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Surveillance Quiz

Published: 
Friday, April 8, 2016
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Surveillance Quiz

Published: 
Friday, April 8, 2016
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Surveillance Quiz

Published: 
Friday, April 8, 2016
Local law enforcement agencies across the state are acquiring and using cutting-edge surveillance technologies, often without policies and procedures in place to protect privacy, guarantee effectiveness, and assure accountability. How much do you know about surveillance in your state? Take our quiz!
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Surveillance Quiz

Published: 
Friday, April 8, 2016
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