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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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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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ACLU-WA Defends the Right of Transgender People to Serve in the Military

News Release, Published: 
Friday, July 28, 2017
The ACLU stands ready to defend against any and all attempts to roll back the rules that protect transgender Americans’ ability to serve in our military openly.
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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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