Lawyers

ACLU of Washington Legal Docket

The ACLU of Washington is continually working in the courts to defend and expand civil liberties

ACLU of Washington Amicus Docket

The ACLU of Washington participates in cases as amicus to defend and expand civil liberties

Homelessness Advocacy Resource Center

Tools and information for advocating for the rights of unhoused individuals

Cases By Topic

NWIRP v. Sessions

The government tried to bully Northwest Immigrant Rights Project to limit its service provision by requiring that they fully represent every immigrant they help.

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Free Speech

Immigrant Rights

Racial Justice

ACLU v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

Demanding documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim ban

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Davison v. State of Washington

A lawsuit to enforce minimum standards of public defense in Grays Harbor

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Criminal Justice

Economic Justice

Public Defense

Smith v. Wasatch Property Management

A management company violated the Fair Housing Act when it refused to consider an application because its blanket screening policy disproportionately harms African-Americans, particularly African-American women.

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Economic Justice

Racial Justice

Matthew Doe v. Grays Harbor County

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Doe et al. v. Trump

The ACLU-WA is representing refugees who have been separated from their families by Trump's Muslim Ban

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State of Washington v. Trump

The ACLU-WA filed a motion & proposed amicus brief in the State of Washington’s lawsuit challenging Pres. Trump’s recent Executive Order, arguing that the Order destabilizes and fundamentally alters the lives of many Washington residents & their families

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Immigrant Rights

Religion