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Public Interest Fellowships in Education or Juvenile Justice

Published: 
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
The ACLU of Washington welcomes applications from graduating third-year law students and recent law graduates to work with us under a public interest legal fellowship.
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Having a Disability Shouldn’t Mean You Can’t Have a Baby

Published: 
Monday, January 29, 2018
A Washington disability rights activist speaks out about the sterilization of disabled people
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Faulty Lexipol policies expose police departments to costly lawsuits, ACLU-WA and NWIRP warn in letter to local law enforcement agencies statewide

News Release, Published: 
Monday, January 22, 2018
The ACLU of Washington and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project are notifying law enforcement agencies in Washington about the settlement of a lawsuit in which the City of Spokane agreed to pay damages and attorneys’ fees to a man it unlawfully detained and held for immigration authorities after he was the victim of a car accident.
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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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