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Celebrate Civil Liberties on the Fourth of July This Independence Day, celebrate freedom by becoming involved with the ACLU of Washington.	Change Comes in Different Colors The Obama administration has significantly moved diversity in the judiciary forward.	Should You Have the Right to Know When a Police Officer is Disciplined? Incidents of police misconduct must be made public to increase police accountability.	Police in Schools: Age Makes a Difference in Questioning Youth If a child must be questioned by police, it is best to do it outside of school hours.
Banning Sherman Alexie Book Does Not Help Students Richland School District has voted to unnecessarily exclude a book from classrooms.	States Must Take the Lead on Ending the War on Drugs States have the power in ending the war on drugs, and must do so soon.	The Port Brushes Up on Free Speech Rights Area police officers are brushing up on the free speech rights of people in public places.	Good News for Gay-Straight Alliances The U.S. Department of Education has just reminded WA schools of students' right to form GSAs.
Happy Loving Day! June 12 was the 44th anniversary of a landmark SCOTUS decision and ACLU case, Loving v. Virginia.	A Victory for the Right to a Fair Trial The WA Supreme Court ruled that racist comments by a prosecutor undermine the right to a fair trial.

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