Public Records

Case about the extent to which the police can use a cell phone obtained during a lawful arrest

State Supreme Court ruled that people do not give up the right to privacy when checking into a hotel

The ACLU-WA sues the Tacoma Police Dept. for not disclosing stingray surveillance records.

The ACLU filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case that involves whether public schools must release the names of teachers who have been accused of sexual misconduct when the allegations are not substantiated.

The ACLU intervened in a lawsuit in which will protect the privacy of what customers read, view, and listen to via their purchases on Amazon.com.

When government employees of two different agencies share documents, they cannot shield the documents from public disclosure unless the narrow and strict requirements for “common interest” work product privilege are met

ACLU-WA filed an amicus brief asking the state Supreme Court to establish a test that properly balances the public’s right to know and an individual’s right to privacy when requesting public records

ACLU-WA filed an amicus brief in the Washington State Supreme Court in support of the Freedom Foundation, which sued Governor Chris Gregoire for not disclosing certain documents after a public records request