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In The News


Oral Argument in ACLU's Marriage Equality Lawsuit - Thursday, Sep. 2nd

Lawsuit Challenging Grant County’s Inadequate
Public Defense System Granted Class-Action Status

ACLU Presses Government for Information on Immigration Sweep
En español:
(ACLU Aprieta el Gobierno para la Información en las dentenciones de Inmigración)

Keep Sensitive Court Records Offline!

ACLU to Provide Legal Help to Muslims and Arabs
Caught Up in New Round of FBI Questioning

Nuevo: Conozca Sus Derechos Ante La Migra
(Updated: Your Rights with Immigration Officials and the Police)

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ACLU Stands Up For Photographer at Ballard Locks

Somali Merchants Finally Receive Compensation
for Government Raid

ACLU Files First Nationwide Challenge to "No-Fly" List

ACLU Files Suit Seeking Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples
(press release)

 

Upcoming Events
September
2nd Oral Argument in
ACLU's Marriage Equality Lawsuit

Thursday, September 2, 2004 - 9:00 a.m.
Building Two Room 208, Judge Hicks's Courtroom
Thurston County Courthouse - 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia
16th thru
 20th
South Asian Film Festival
September 16-20 - Seattle
Cosponsored by the ACLU
Click Here for Details
17th Torture and Detention:
The U.S. Response to International Law
A lecture by Steven Watt of the Center for Constitutional Rights
Friday, September 17 - 7:00 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church (6512 - 23rd Ave. NW, Seattle)
Cosponsored by the ACLU
Click Here for Details
22nd "UNCONSTITUTIONAL: The War on Our Civil Liberties"
- a documentary film

Wednesday, September 22 - 7:00 p.m.
Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle
Sponsored by the ACLU and the Arab American Community Coalition
23rd Marriage Equality - a Community Forum
Thursday, September 23 - 7:00 p.m.
223 North 1st Street, Yakima
Cosponsored by the ACLU
Click here for more details
27th An Uncensored Celebration
Readings by Book-It Repertory Theatre actors
from works threatened with censorship

Monday, September 27 - 7:00 p.m.
INTIMAN Playhouse, 201 Mercer, Seattle
Ongoing
Every 3rd Wedneday "Speaking of Freedom"
Third Wednesday each month, 7:30 P.M.
Seattle SCAN Channel 29/77
Details and schedule for other Washington areas
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Campaign To Defend The Constitution

Grassroots Opposition to PATRIOT Act Spreads

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Military Recruitment and Schools

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ACLU Offers Legal Advice on Protecting Privacy of Book Purchases

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Racial Profiling

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The ACLU: A History 

 

See The ACLU: A History video
Produced for PBS by Seattle's KCTS-9, this documentary presents a candid look at the ACLU's 80-year history 


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