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Organizations Supporting Tor: Help Us Help You! Supporting Tor is part of our work advocating for privacy, access to information, and free speech.	Funding the Criminal Justice System on the Backs of the Poor: ACLU Sues Benton County for Operating Debtors’ Prison Benton County’s profit-driven system of LFOs isn’t just counterproductive; it’s unconstitutional.	ACLU Calls for Changing State Law on Prosecuting Police for Killings State law must enable prosecutors to hold police officers accountable for use of deadly force.	Fighting Censorship of The Children’s Hour Set the Stage for the ACLU The ACLU's defense of a controversial play marked its first involvement in LGBT issues.
Courts Should Review Harsh Sentences from Ill-Conceived Drug Laws The War on Drugs has left thousands of people locked up under sentencing laws not based in fact.	State Supreme Court: Work messages on a public employee’s cell phone are public record Public employees must search for, set aside, and produce to the agency any requested public records.	ACLU Urges Seattle to Delay Enforcement Action Against Hookah Lounges The ACLU-WA is concerned about the Seattle's plan to shut down hookah lounges across the city.	Seattle Police Admit Mishandling ACLU's Black Lives Matter Request The SPD has lumped protests speaking out against police brutality together with terrorism.
Making History: Latino Voter Participation Increases under Yakima’s New District System Thanks to the ACLU-WA, Yakima Latinos have a meaningful opportunity to vote.	Washington Supreme Court Rules Judges Can Use Age to Impose Lower Sentences for Youth Judges can consider age as a factor in sentencing for those over 18.

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