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CIA Torture Psychologists Settle Lawsuit

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, August 17, 2017
In a first for a case involving CIA torture, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement today in the lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the agency’s brutal program.
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Seattle Adopts Nation’s Strongest Regulations for Surveillance Technology

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
The Seattle City Council adopted legislation, the strongest in the nation, that will help bring transparency and accountability to the City’s acquisition of surveillance technology.
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Director of Strategy

Published: 
Monday, August 7, 2017
The ACLU of WA is seeking a savvy, dynamic, and seasoned political strategist to help build and lead a new Political Strategies Department and to bring to bear advocacy and political strategies to ensure that work throughout the office takes the most effective approaches to achieve our goals.    
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Judge Denies Psychologists’ Effort To Stop Lawsuit Filed By ACLU On Behalf Of Cia Torture Victims

News Release, Published: 
Monday, August 7, 2017
A federal lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA torture program cleared the final legal hurdle before a scheduled trial.
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Public Hospital Expands Abortion Services in Settlement of ACLU Lawsuit

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Skagit Regional Health agrees to comply with Washington’s Reproductive Privacy Act
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Pushed out, kicked out: Stories from families with special education students in Washington

Published: 
Friday, July 28, 2017
Washington's special education students are entering the school to prison pipeline because schools suspend or expel them twice as much as their peers.
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