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ACLU Contributes $32,000 to Approve 71 Campaign

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has contributed $32,000 to the Approve 71 Campaign. In addition, the ACLU of Washington office and the national ACLU LGBT Project are making significant staff contributions to the campaign. The ACLU is backing the campaign’s effort to gain voter approval for Referendum 71 in order to provide necessary protections for Washington families.
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Organizations for Communities of Color Endorse Referendum 71

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Past William O. Douglas Award Winners

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Pioneering Activist, Courageous Attorneys, Gutsy Student Receive ACLU-WA Awards

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Activist academic Phil Bereano (pictured at right), attorneys Amanda Lee and Jeff Robinson, and youth activist Colin Moyer have received the ACLU of Washington's 2009 awards for extraordinary efforts to defend and advance civil liberties.
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Associated Student Body Clubs Under the Federal Equal Access Act

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A recent federal court decision affects how Washington schools must operate their Associated Student Body organizations.
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Arrestees Should Not Have Their DNA Taken

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Monday, December 7, 2009
A person’s DNA is the blueprint of one’s identity. The ACLU-WA opposes proposals to collect DNA from people who are merely arrested, regardless of whether they are convicted.
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ACLU-WA Seeks to Protect Privacy for Highway Toll Payments

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Monday, December 7, 2009
The ACLU-WA is working with legislators to add privacy protections to bills that authorize tolling and set up a photo enforcement system on the Highway 520 bridge
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Marijuana: The Conversation Has Begun

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Monday, December 7, 2009
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Reforming the “Three Strikes” Law

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Monday, December 7, 2009
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Grant County Overhauls Defense System in Settlement of Lawsuit

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Friday, December 4, 2009
The ACLU filed a suit in 2004, challenging the constitutionality of the indigent public defense system in Grant County. The suit argued that public defenders were underfunded, overworked and lacked independence, depriving indigent defendants of effective assistance of counsel.
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Surveillance Cameras In Parks

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Friday, December 4, 2009
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata on Surveillance Cameras in Parks
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Big Brother in the Parks: ACLU-WA Opposes Police Surveillance Cameras

News Release, Published: 
Friday, December 4, 2009
Research has shown that government cameras in public places don’t reduce crime. The ACLU-WA has been a vocal opponent of efforts to place police surveillance cameras in Seattle parks.
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