The lawsuit comes after a deadly year for the jail. In 2022, four people died by suicide at the jail — four to eight times the national pre-pandemic average.

People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms ...

SEATTLE — Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, together with individuals protesting police brutality, today sued the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the city of Seattle to immediately stop the ...

In March, the Seattle City Attorney’s Office accused Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pooja Vaddadi of being biased in several of her rulings.

The Washington state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and two advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit over the November ballot initiative known as “Compassion Seattle,” which would ...

You bet. ACLU of Washington executive director Kathleen Taylor called for the mayor and city council to develop clear and transparent policies to safeguard privacy and free speech rights, declaring, ...

The ACLU announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against a proposed charter amendment seeking to overhaul Seattle's homelessness response.

A proposed Seattle charter amendment clearing homeless camps from public spaces and mandating affordable housing has drawn a lawsuit from housing advocates who allege it's illegal. The American ...

Prostitution Seattle's 'Stay Out' Zones Will Curb Civil Liberties, Not Crime The city plans to ban people accused of some drug and prostitution crimes from visiting designated areas.

The ACLU disputes a recent public declaration by federal, city and police officials that the Seattle Police Department is a “transformed organization” capable of ensuring and maintaining ...