News Releases

Empowering Latina Leaders & Action (ELLA), ACLU of Washington and the Sunnyside School District Agree to Change the Voting System Used in Sunnyside School Board Elections

El Distrito Escolar de Sunnyside acordó cambiar su proceso electoral de un sistema de votación general a uno por distritos tras llegar a un acuerdo resolutorio con Empowering Latina Leaders & Action (ELLA).

ACLU of Washington sues City of Spokane over anti-camping and sit-and-lie laws, alleging cruel punishment under state constitution

ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless

ACLU of Washington statement on Supreme Court ruling in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States

ACLU of Washington Statement on trial of Officer Jeff Nelson

Joint statement on preliminary injunction ruling in Legal Counsel for Youth and Children, et. al. v. State of Washington

ACLU of Washington Statement on Supreme Court ruling in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA

Seattle City Council is considering a proposal to roll out automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to Seattle Police Department’s entire fleet of cars. Both the expansion and the storage of the data collected by these readers raises new dangers to people’s privacy and civil liberties.