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Press releases about ACLU of Washington actions, in chronological order.

Former Student Gains Major Settlement after Enduring Years of Harassment

January 26, 2012
A former student who endured severe and persistent harassment throughout junior high and high school has gained a major settlement from the Aberdeen School District, the ACLU of Washington announced today. The ACLU has represented Russell Dickerson III in a lawsuit saying that school district officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps reasonably calculated to end it. Read More »
 

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ACLU-WA Honors Advocates for Justice

November 7, 2011
The ACLU-WA presented its annual Bill of Rights awards to Seattle social justice attorney Peter Greenfield, Yakima Valley community advocates Paula Zambrano and Patricia Flores, and youth activist Gaby Rodriguez of Toppenish. Awardees accepted the honors at the Bill of Rights Celebration Dinner. Read More »
 

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Lawsuit to Uphold Free Speech Rights on Metro Buses Moves to Appeals Court

November 3, 2011
The ACLU-WA is appealing to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in its lawsuit for the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign challenging King County’s cancellation of the group’s paid bus ad. The suit reminds us that it is when we are faced with controversial speech, speech that is upsetting to some people, that support of the First Amendment is most important. Read More »
 
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Lawsuit Seeks Access to Information on Internet For Adult Library Patrons

October 24, 2011
 Oral argument is being held on Oct. 25 in an ACLU lawsuit defending the rights of adults to access information on the Internet on public library computers. The suit challenges a central Washington library system’s filtering policy that hampers adults in researching school assignments, locating businesses and organizations, and doing personal reading on lawful subjects.   Read More »
 

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Innovative LEAD Project Sends Drug Offenders to Services Instead of Jail

October 13, 2011
A unique coalition of government officials, law enforcement agencies, and community groups – including the ACLU-WA – are backing the  innovative new LEAD program. Instead of arresting and prosecuting low-level drug offenders, law enforcement will divert them to community-based treatment and support services – a welcome alternative to the War on Drugs approach.  Read More »
 

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SeaMAC & ACLU Consider Whether to Appeal in Wake of Judge’s Ruling

October 10, 2011
The ACLU-WA announced it will proceed with a lawsuit on behalf of the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, seeking to have King County honor its contract to carry the Campaign’s approved ad on Metro buses. The action came after a federal judge denied a request for a preliminary injunction to have the ad run.  Pictured: Ed Mast of SeaMAC speaking at press conference, with the ACLU-WA’s Kathleen Taylor Read More »
 

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Maj. Witt Salutes Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

September 19, 2011
Major Margaret Witt reflects on her lengthy legal battle against her dismissal and the importance of the repeal of DADT. Represented by the ACLU-WA, Maj. Witt won a landmark ruling that helped pave the way for the end of the discriminatory policy. Pictured above: Major Witt (far right) deployed in Oman. Read More »
 

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ACLU Joins Lawsuit over Cities’ Shockingly Deficient Public Defense System

August 10, 2011
The ACLU of Washington has joined a class action lawsuit filed against Mount Vernon and Burlington over the cities’ failure to provide meaningful assistance of counsel to indigent persons who face criminal charges in municipal court. Defendants are being denied their fundamental rights because their public defenders have shockingly huge caseloads. Read More »
 

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Secure Mobile Chat App Wins Develop for Privacy Challenge

August 5, 2011
The ACLU –WA and other privacy advocates have announced that Gibberbot, a secure instant messaging and chat app, is the winner of the 2011 Develop for Privacy Challenge (www.develop4privacy.org). The Challenge co-sponsors made the announcement in a celebratory event at the DEFCON security conference. Read More »
 
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