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Development Assistant

Published: 
Monday, January 22, 2018
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) is seeking a detail-oriented Development Assistant. Reporting to the Database Manager, the Development Assistant is an integral part of the Development Department, processing and acknowledging donations, responding to member inquiries and providing administrative support.
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Joseph Doe and His Family Reunited Last Night After Injunction Granted Against Muslim Ban

News Release, Published: 
Friday, January 19, 2018
Refugee Joseph Doe, plaintiff in an ACLU of Washington suit challenging the Trump administration’s Muslim Ban, was finally able to hug his wife and three children last night, ending four years of painful separation.  The family was reunited at SeaTac airport after a federal court in December granted a nationwide injunction against a ban that would have indefinitely prevented children and spouses from any country from joining refugees like Doe, who have already been admitted to the U.S.
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Taking A Knee: The Rights Of Students To Peaceful Protest

Published: 
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
A legal look into the rights of students to silent protest in public schools in Washington
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Taking a Knee: Curriculum Resources

Published: 
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Resources from around the internet on discussing race, racism, racial justice and current events in the classroom.
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Victory in Lawsuit: Spokane Police Will No Longer Unlawfully Detain Immigrants

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
On January 9, 2018, Gabriel Gomez and the City of Spokane reached a final settlement in a lawsuit Mr. Gomez filed last August over a police officer having unlawfully detained him after he was the victim of a car accident.
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Federal Court Rejects Government Request to Stay Injunction Against Trump Policy Banning Admission of Refugees to U.S.

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
In another rejection of the Trump Administration, the U.S. District Court in Seattle today denied a government motion to stay a nationwide Preliminary Injunction the Court issued on Dec. 24, 2017, against an administration policy that indefinitely barred certain refugees from entering the U.S. Previously, on January 5, the Court rejected a government motion to reconsider the Preliminary Injunction.
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