News Releases

ACLU of Washington Releases Coveillance Toolkit to Help People Notice and Counter Surveillance

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Coveillance is a proactive approach to the powerful and unprecedented surveillance technologies that dominate public life in 2021.
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Washington State Rep. Shelley Kloba Introduces New Data Privacy Bill: The People’s Privacy Act

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
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ACLU Statement on Violence at the U.S. Capitol Building

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Responses to the violence at the U.S. Capitol building, delaying the certification of the Electoral College tally.
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ACLU of Washington Sues Swedish Health for Breach of Settlement for Failing to Improve Transgender Health Services

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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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ACLU & NWIRP File for Immediate Release of Medically Vulnerable People at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center

News Release, Published: 
Friday, December 11, 2020
Current Outbreak Risks the Lives of Medically Vulnerable People at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center
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Selah Alliance for Equality and Selah residents file a lawsuit against the City of Selah for censoring Black Lives Matter-related speech, supported by Perkins Coie and the ACLU of Washington

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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Statement on contempt ruling in Black Lives Matter v. Seattle

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Monday, December 7, 2020
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ACLU of Washington Calls on Mayor Jenny Durkan to Ban Face Recognition Technology after the Seattle Police Department’s Apparent Violation of the City’s Surveillance Ordinance

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Joint statement by the ACLU of Washington and ACLU of Oregon regarding reports of interference with journalists and legal observers and potential armed extremist activity in Vancouver, WA

News Release, Published: 
Monday, November 2, 2020
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Joint statement on Memorial Hospital exit from Virginia Mason to protect local access to health care from merger with CHI Franciscan

News Release, Published: 
Friday, October 30, 2020
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