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Past conviction doesn’t automatically disqualify her from childcare work, court said

Allied organizations support the introduction of death penalty repeal bill in Washington legislature

The ACLU of Washington and PeaceHealth, a Catholic healthcare organization, have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU-WA, Enstad v. PeaceHealth regarding coverage of transgender services determined to be medically necessary.

Regardless of the federal recommendations, Washington state’s constitution and laws provide additional protections for students and a create a strong mandate for schools to adopt discipline policies that are nondiscriminatory, culturally competent, and provide for every student’s education and safety.

After an ACLU-WA lawsuit, the government agreed to naturalize a decorated Army service member.

A broad coalition of community leaders is urging the Seattle City Council to reject a tentative contract between the City and the Seattle Police Officers Guild

New law requires federal agents to get a warrant to conduct searches in the boarding areas of the city’s bus station

The ACLU of Washington is suing United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of a decorated active-duty U.S. Army service member stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for unreasonably delaying his naturalization application.

워싱턴 주 ACLU는 루이스-맥코드 합동 기지에 배치된 훈장을 받은 현역 미 육군 요원을 대신하여 그의 귀화 신청을 부당하게 지연시킨 미국 이민국(USCIS)을 제소합니다.

The Washington Supreme Court has outlawed the state’s death penalty. In its decision in State v. Gregory, the court found that the death penalty violates the constitution because it is arbitrary and discriminatory, especially with regard to race.