News Releases

ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless

ACLU of Washington statement on Supreme Court ruling in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States

ACLU of Washington Statement on trial of Officer Jeff Nelson

Joint statement on preliminary injunction ruling in Legal Counsel for Youth and Children, et. al. v. State of Washington

ACLU of Washington Statement on Supreme Court ruling in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA

Seattle City Council is considering a proposal to roll out automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to Seattle Police Department’s entire fleet of cars. Both the expansion and the storage of the data collected by these readers raises new dangers to people’s privacy and civil liberties.

After vigorous opposition from the ACLU-WA, activists, and the public, the city has announced that it is dropping plans to deploy automated gunshot location systems. However, the city declared its intention to move forward with the installation of CCTV cameras and the expansion of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) throughout several Seattle neighborhoods, in conjunction with the deployment of real-time crime center software (RTCC), to surveil residents despite the objections of the ACLU-WA and members of the public.   

ACLU of Washington, Legal Voice, and QLaw, sue the State of Washington to prevent I-2081 from going into effect

ACLU of Washington Statement on Student-Led Protests on University Campuses