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Legislature passes bill to bring fairness to Washington’s system of Legal Financial Obligations

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
The Washington Legislature has passed a bill (E2SHB 1783) which will ensure that poor people are not unfairly jailed or tied for years to the criminal justice system because they are unable to pay court-imposed debts known as Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs).
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PSA to Student Protestors: You Have Rights

Published: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Washington Law Protects Against Suspensions for Walkouts
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ACLU Hails Passage of King County Immigration Ordinance

News Release, Published: 
Monday, February 26, 2018
The Immigration Ordinance preserves the privacy and civil liberties of our County’s residents by barring the use of King County employees’ time and resources facilitating immigration detention and deportation.
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Victory! Death Penalty Repeal Passes Senate. We Need You in the House!

Published: 
Friday, February 16, 2018
Lawmakers will be holding a town hall meeting on Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Capitol Hill. Please attend and tell Speaker Chopp and Representative Macri how important it is to repeal the death penalty
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Death Penalty Repeal in Washington State

Document, Published: 
Friday, February 16, 2018
The death penalty has failed Washington. It is very costly, is not applied fairly, and fails either to provide swift and certain justice or to deter crime. Instead of trying to fix an unfixable system, the legislature should repeal the death penalty.
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It’s time to stop wasting money on our state’s most commonly charged crime

Published: 
Monday, February 12, 2018
What if there was a criminal charge that was ineffective and unfair? And what if taxpayers were spending billions to enforce it?
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They Rocked the Casbah, We Rock the Constitution

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Monday, February 5, 2018
The legendary UK punk band and the ACLU-WA are more alike than you might think. Here’s why we’re sponsoring International Clash Day.
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