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Airline “no-fly” lists trample the rights of people of color. Seattle should not allow hotels to create “no stay” lists

Published: 
Friday, July 19, 2019
Seattle should implement safeguards for the protection of vulnerable workers. However, having hotels create their own “no-stay” lists is no way to do this.
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Swedish Health to improve access to transgender services in settlement of ACLU-WA lawsuit

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Swedish Health Services has agreed to take steps to facilitate access for transgender patients to necessary and life-saving healthcare services.
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Airline “no-fly” lists trample the rights of people of color. Seattle should not allow hotels to create “no stay” lists

Published: 
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Seattle should implement safeguards for the protection of vulnerable workers. However, having hotels create their own “no-stay” lists is no way to do this.
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New law keeps local police from being commandeered for Trump’s mass deportation plan

Published: 
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Thanks to the Keep Washington Working Act, it is now unlawful for Washington’s law enforcement to do the work of federal immigration authorities.
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Washington man illegally detained by Border Patrol at Spokane’s Greyhound bus station sues the agency for damages

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Washington man illegally detained by Border Patrol at Spokane’s Greyhound bus station sues the agency for damages
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ACLU Reaction to Seattle Mayor’s Office Statement Regarding Status of City’s Compliance with Federal Consent Decree

News Release, Published: 
Monday, June 24, 2019
ACLU Reaction to Seattle Mayor’s Office Statement Regarding Status of City’s Compliance with Federal Consent Decree
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