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ACLU of Washington Statement on the Failure of SB 6228 Voting Rights Restoration to Pass the Senate Before Cutoff

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Today the Voting Rights Restoration Act, SB 6228, failed to pass out of the Washington State Senate before cutoff. The ACLU of Washington had this reaction
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Washington deserves stronger privacy protections than the Washington Privacy Act 2SSB 6281

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
A look at what should be improved in the Washington Privacy Act
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Complaint Filed Against Border Patrol Officers for Unlawful Detention on Greyhound Bus in Spokane, Washington

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Friday, February 14, 2020
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After ACLU-WA lawsuit, government agrees to prioritize processing of refugees stymied by travel ban

News Release, Published: 
Monday, February 10, 2020
Settlement of ACLU-WA lawsuit makes reunification possible for hundreds of families
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Settlement brings hope that refugee families will be reunited

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Monday, February 10, 2020
When President Trump announced that the U.S. would no longer be accepting refugees from seven majority-Muslim nations in March 2017, Jeffrey Doe was forlorn. The SeaTac airport worker had already waited years to be reunited with his parents and siblings, Somali refugees living in a refugee camp in Kenya.
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