Technology and Liberty Project Updates

Most Recent Updates

ACLU Urges King County Council to Halt Funding for Law Enforcement Records System

News Release, Published:

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

We are urging King County Council to halt funding for Mark43, a record management system for the Sheriff’s Office that might infringe on civil liberties.

Amicus Brief

Document, Published:

Friday, October 20, 2017

Court Document:

United States v. Tippens

Motion for Leave to File

Document, Published:

Friday, October 20, 2017

Court Document:

United States v. Tippens

ACLU Letter to King County Council Regarding Mark 43

Document, Published:

Thursday, October 19, 2017

We are urging King County Council to halt funding for Mark43, a record management system for the Sheriff’s Office that might infringe on civil liberties.

Washington court rules that even if your home is a tent, you have a right to privacy inside it

Published:

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Every person has the right to privacy in their home, regardless of whether that home is a lean-to on a roadside or a mansion on a mountain.

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.

Published Opinion - State of Washington v. Pippin

Document, Published:

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Court Document:

State of Washington v. Pippin

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.