News Releases

Washington voters have rejected I-2109, which would have repealed the state’s capital gains tax.

ACLU of Washington Statement on Election of Donald Trump

The ACLU of Washington filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court challenging the Seattle City Attorney’s Office’s misuse of prosecutorial power, which results in an elected judge being barred from presiding over the cases she should be adjudicating.  

County’s inability to appoint attorneys in violation of people’s constitutional rights

Seattle City Council and Mayor Harrell’s office have been expediting consideration of a pilot program to install CCTV cameras in multiple city neighborhoods, along with a Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), over the objections of community members and technology experts.

Proposals like SOAP and SODA do not work and cruelly target our most vulnerable populations, including those struggling with poverty and substance use disorder.

Empowering Latina Leaders & Action (ELLA), ACLU of Washington and the Sunnyside School District Agree to Change the Voting System Used in Sunnyside School Board Elections

El Distrito Escolar de Sunnyside acordó cambiar su proceso electoral de un sistema de votación general a uno por distritos tras llegar a un acuerdo resolutorio con Empowering Latina Leaders & Action (ELLA).

ACLU of Washington sues City of Spokane over anti-camping and sit-and-lie laws, alleging cruel punishment under state constitution

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