American Civil Liberties Union

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A psychologist who helped design the CIA's harsh interrogation methods in the war on terror says his participation in the program that involved torturing suspects caused him "great, soulful torment." The comments are in videotaped depositions of Bruce Jessen ahead of a Sept...

SEATTLE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is suing the state's Office of Public Defense, accusing it of failing to ensure that children in Grays Harbor County get adequate legal help when they're charged with crimes. The lawsuit is the second recent case in which the ACLU has objected to the treatment of juveniles in the county on Washington's Pacific coast...

SEATTLE (AP) — A new report from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says the most commonly charged crime in Washington state shouldn't be a crime at all. The ACLU of Washington report says taxpayers spend tens of millions of dollars a year prosecuting cases of third-degree driving with a suspended license, convicting people nearly 900,000 times since the Legislature made it a

SEATTLE (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant has responded into the ongoing debate about homelessness in Seattle, saying he would withhold state homeless funding for cities that allowed camping in parks and on sidewalks. The Seattle Times reports that Bryant criticized a measure being considered by the Seattle City Council that would require a 30-day notice to homeless residents b

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has approved class-action status for a lawsuit over whether poor children are entitled to lawyers during deportation hearings. The order by U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly in Seattle comes in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and immigration advocates...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two former Air Force psychologists from Washington state who helped design the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques for terrorism suspects are denying a group's allegations of torture and war crimes. But James E...

SEATTLE (AP) — A county in Washington state has ended its practice of jailing people or requiring them to toil on work crews if they fail to pay court fines and fees. The American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday that it settled a lawsuit it filed last fall against Benton County...

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Attorneys for a Richland flower shop owner who lost a lawsuit over her refusal to provide services for a same-sex wedding have filed a brief with the state Supreme Court. The Tri-City Herald reports that the brief addresses some of the arguments made by the state and the American Civil Liberties Union in the case. Lawye...