The ACLU of Washington filed an amicus brief in this case arguing that Mr. Belcher’s continued indefinite civil commitment for sex offenses committed as a juvenile violate his due process rights.
ACLU-WA filed an amicus brief with other amici in a case in which a juvenile was sentenced to an exceptionally harsh sentence for misdemeanor crimes because the court decided they were unlikely to comply with services in the community.
The ACLU of Washington has filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals who have had their driver’s licenses suspended by the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) because they were unable to pay fines and fees for moving violations.
Criminal case in which a woman who complied with all the terms of her sentence following a criminal conviction and spent the last decade rehabilitating herself was denied the vacation of her conviction.
The case implemented a new requirement that race be considered when determining whether a person feels reasonably free to leave during an interaction with police.
In 2011, the ACLU-WA and 34 other civil rights and community-based organizations asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether the Seattle Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of civil rights.
