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The latest content and updates from the ACLU of Washington website.

2023 Legislative Agenda

Published: 
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
The ACLU-WA's legislative priorities for the 2023 Washington state legislative session.
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Follow the Money: 2022

Published: 
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Washington should be a leader in ending the War on Drugs 

Published: 
Monday, November 7, 2022
Washington legislators should not reignite the War on Drugs in the 2023 session 
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Let empathy, not fear, guide you this election cycle

Published: 
Friday, October 28, 2022
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Resources [Police Reform]

Published: 
Friday, October 28, 2022
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We need radical hope like never before

Published: 
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Radical hope dares to believe that even when forces seek to exclude some of us, we will find a way to include all of us.
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Infringement of personal liberty within the civil commitment system

Published: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The legal basis for and ability to commit someone has changed dramatically over the last few hundred years in the United States. Here is a brief history of institutionalization in Washington State and context for some of the massive racial disparities that exist in the civil commitment system.
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An Open Letter to Our King County Neighbors 

News Release, Published: 
Friday, October 7, 2022
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29 community organizations publish open letter highlighting that police reform legislation has saved lives, improved public safety

News Release, Published: 
Friday, October 7, 2022
A recently publicized letter from eight of the 13 South King County mayors made the unsubstantiated claim that policing and drug policy reforms enacted by the state Legislature are driving an increase in crime. Those narratives aren’t just false.
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Indigenous Justice is Foundational to Civil Rights – and Under Attack

Published: 
Friday, October 7, 2022
We all live, work, and play on the ancestral homelands of Indigenous peoples who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial.
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[CLOSED] Policy Advocacy School Year Internships [2022-2023]

Published: 
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
We are currently hiring for Winter and Spring 2023 internships or externships. A minimum commitment of 16 hours per week is required during the school year. While this position is uncompensated, the ACLU-WA will work with students to obtain course credit for work performed during the academic year.
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