why are you a member? ACLU OF WASHINGTON | ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ACLU of Washington Annual report 2011 the state (and nation) we’re in:

Perhaps you, like many of us, are more than 30 years ago because the president’s civil liberties record fed up and frustrated with the lack of I saw that the ACLU worked for or are sympathetic to his challenges, positive change in the country. Our everybody’s rights, and refused there is no question that we need a political system seems dysfunctional to relinquish freedom for perceived strong ACLU no matter who is as basic problems go unaddressed. security or social convenience. in office. But the ACLU continues to move The ACLU spoke truth to power. Our agenda is guided by one forward on crucial issues – and that The same is true today. set of principles, the Bill of Rights, gives me hope. Early in his term, President Obama not by election dates, party lines, or Ten years after the USA invited the leaders of numerous civil financial interests. As you’ll see in PATRIOT Act, hundreds of rights organizations to the Oval Office. this Annual Report, the ACLU is at thousands of individuals have been After some pleasant discussion, he the forefront of every challenge to watched, listened to, tracked, looked pointedly at ACLU Executive civil rights and liberty that arises. searched, put on no-fly lists. Others Director Anthony Romero and said, “It So my question to you is: have been wrongfully detained, would help if people didn’t compare Why are you an ACLU member? interrogated, or worst yet, killed my actions to those of my predecessor.” by drone attack – all without due Anthony held his eye and said, “With process of law. Despite these serious all due respect Mr. President, if your setbacks, the ACLU continues to policies are indistinguishable from those Kathleen Taylor, challenge government excesses and of your predecessor, it is my job to point Executive Director to win some crucial victories. that out.” I became an ACLU member Whether you are disappointed in

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In a democracy, police officers are delegated great powers to enforce the law by the people they serve. With that authority comes great responsibility – including the responsibility to use force only when clearly necessary and to answer questions about their methods. The ACLU-WA has long been a leading advocate for improved police practices. because Last year saw a series of troubling incidents of excessive force by Seattle police. The ACLU-WA mobilized 34 community groups to call upon the US Department of Justice to conduct police an investigation into whether the Seattle Police Department has “engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of civil rights by using unnecessary and excessive force against residents.”

In an open letter, executive director Kathleen Taylor wrote, must be “Disturbing incidents of excessive force – including assaults on individuals when they are already down – have continued, especially against people of color. These incidents are harmful and cause distrust of the police, making it harder for the Department accountable to do its job of keeping all Seattle residents safe...”

A preliminary inquiry convinced the DOJ that a full-scale investigation was warranted. The ACLU-WA has met with DOJ officials, and facilitated meetings with community members, which we hope will lead to recommendations that can improve fairness, public safety, and prevent any more police assaults. 5

Russell Dickerson is 19 years old. Growing up in Aberdeen, Russell graduated from high school in 2010 … but not without scars to show for it. During his six years in junior and senior high, Dickerson was subjected to a continuing barrage of vicious attacks about his race, appearance, and suspected sexual orientation. He was called names like “stupid nigger” and “dog” by other because the students and found notes taped to his back with these messages. Students tripped him in the hallways, threw food at him in the cafeteria, grabbed his ACLU protects chest, and smashed a raw egg on his head. Two students even set up a Myspace page dedicated to attacking Russell; the comments left there were vicious – one threatened Russell with death. This is not simple “schoolyard bullying,” this is assault, abuse, racism, violence, the most death threats. Though he and his parents repeatedly reported these incidents, both verbally and in writing, administrators failed to take adequate steps, and the abuse never stopped. vulnerable Teenagers are dying from this kind of bullying, and suicide among students who identify with the LGBT community has reached a crisis. The ACLU-WA is suing Aberdeen School District on behalf of Russell Dickerson for the educational opportunities he lost. Every student has the right to be safe at school.

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Free speech is not always comfortable. In fact, it is when speech is uncomfortable – when it’s controversial and incites strong emotions – that speech most needs protection. We cannot pick and choose which speech is free.

King County had a long-established practice of because the publishing paid ads on its Metro buses. For more than a decade, these ads have expressed a wide spectrum of views, addressing atheism, reproductive rights, ACLU protects immigration, and Palestinians in Gaza. Many non-profit groups use bus ads as an affordable way to promote their causes.

Yet when the prospect of one such ad drew opposition, freedom the County cancelled the contract to run the ad and revoked its policy of accepting ads advocating for causes. Sponsored and paid for by the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign (SeaMAC), the ad’s text read, “Israeli of speech War Crimes: Your Tax Dollars at Work.” To justify the suppression, County officials cited vague and not credible threats to bus safety.

To uphold the First Amendment rights of all causes equally, the ACLU-WA has filed suit on behalf of SeaMAC seeking to have the County honor its contract to run the ad. Free speech is not just for some. 9

The ACLU has worked since its inception to ensure that religion remains the purview of individuals, families, and religious communities, and that Americans have the right to practice their religious beliefs in public and in private. We seek to guarantee that all people are free to follow and practice their faith – or no faith at all – without government influence or interference, because the and that the government neither prefers religion over non- religion nor favors particular faiths over others. ACLU defends That is not the case at the Pierce County Jail. Jail officials have prohibited Muslim men from engaging in regular group prayer and from possessing items that are integral to Islamic worship. Yet Christian inmates enjoy a designated unit nicknamed “the God Pod” religious where they receive special privileges, such as freely walking about a common area and better food, that are denied to prisoners of other faiths. freedom We won’t let that stand. The ACLU-WA and the Public Interest Law Group are representing Muslim inmates in a class action lawsuit seeking respect for the inmates’ religious needs to the same extent it honors Christian practices.

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Pregnancy is a leading reason why young women drop out of school, and illegal discrimination is a major contributing factor to their high dropout rate. In many cases, pregnant and parenting students are told outright that they can’t stay in school or must go to an alternative school. In other cases, staff exclude them from school activities by “morality” codes or make disparaging because comments. And the impact of these practices falls more harshly on students of color.

A new ACLU-WA project is educating service providers, gender students, parents, and administrators about the rights of pregnant and parenting students. Our key message: Discrimination against pregnant students is strictly prohibited by the federal Title IX law, Washington equity state law, and the Washington Constitution.

One student we met had stayed in school through her is only fair pregnancy. Once she had her baby, she missed several days of school because her baby was sick. When she returned to school, she was called into the principal’s office and told “this clearly isn’t going to work.” It is difficult enough to stay in school throughout a pregnancy. No student should also have to fight for her right to an education.

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Today, most people unknowingly walk around with a tracking device in their purses or pockets – it’s called a cell phone. Location data from your cell phone can make it easy to get directions or locate the closest coffee shop. But it also makes it easy for your cell phone company to find you. And that data says a lot about you – where you go, what you do, who you know. because

All too often, the government is getting its hands on this valuable information by demanding it without a warrant. The ACLU-WA is involved in a nationwide campaign to strip away privacy is the secrecy surrounding law enforcement use of cell phone tracking. We have filed public disclosure requests with local law enforcement agencies to uncover when, why, and how they are using cell phone data. our right And with laptops and cell phones now as common at school as slide rules and protractors once were, the ACLU- WA is insisting that civil liberties protections apply to modern technology. We believe a cell phone should be searched only when a school official has reasonable suspicion that a student is using a device in a way that violates school rules or the law. We took our concerns to the Washington State School Directors Association. We worked with them to ensure that the association’s model policy for cell phone searches protects student privacy rights. 15

Washington state is a leader on many nationwide issues, and when Don’t Ask Don’t Tell officially ended in September 2011, it was Washington – specifically the ACLU of Washington – that had paved the way to that historic day.

A flight nurse at McChord Air Force Base, Major because the Margaret Witt served in the Persian Gulf, received numerous medals and commendations, and consistently had superb evaluations during her 18-year career in the ACLU promotes military. And in 2006, she was discharged for having a relationship with a woman.

The ACLU-WA was proudly by her side through the next five years of trials. In 2008 the Ninth Circuit LGBT Court of Appeals ruled that before discharging a soldier under DADT, the military must prove that the individual’s conduct actually harms military readiness – a requirement that became known as the “Witt rights standard.” And on an historic day in 2010, after a six- day trial, the U.S. District Court found that Maj. Witt’s sexual orientation did not negatively impact unit morale or cohesion, and ordered the Air Force to reinstate her. Today, all gay and lesbian service members are free to be themselves AND serve their country.

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The term “gang member” is increasingly used as a way to short-circuit due process. Youth can be identified as gang members solely based on their dress, appearance, or acquaintances – not based on any criminal activity. Unfortunately, race is part of the equation, and law enforcement can easily resort to racial profiling and selective enforcement. because

This winter when the legislature considered Attorney General Rob McKenna’s “gang bill,” we came dangerously close to allowing fear and discrimination to overpower individual rights and due process. The bill provided for guilt by civil injunctions against youth whom police thought might be gang members – without proof of criminal activity and without legal representation. Based on a person’s clothing, personal style, hangout spots, friends and acquaintances, he association or she could land on the injunction list and could easily be charged with a crime. Sending youth to adult prison is wrong is the best way for them to mingle with, and become, real criminals.

Early in the session, vocal criticism by the ACLU- WA helped make the measure a matter of controversy. Ultimately, more than 60 civil rights, social justice, and ethnic community organizations worked with ACLU-WA to prevent the bill from advancing. 19

The ultimate injustice. Troy Davis, an African American sports coach, was convicted of murdering an off-duty police officer in 1991 and sentenced to death. No physical evidence linked him to the crime. His conviction was based solely on the testimony of nine witnesses, seven of whom later recanted their testimony, and one of whom the other witnesses identified because the as the real killer. Despite all this, the State of Georgia put Mr. Davis to death on September 21, 2011.

Troy Davis is a tragic example of how the death penalty is discriminatory and unjust. In Washington, the death prosecutors have sought death sentences almost three times as often if one or more of the victims were white. And the cost to local government in particular is staggering – at least three-quarters of a million penalty dollars per case. In our state, we’ve stopped laws allowing the execution of juvenile offenders and mentally disabled adults. Now it is time to end the death penalty for all. must be abolished

National leaders have recognized that Washington is among the next states that can abolish the death penalty and they look to the ACLU-WA to provide vital leadership. In 2011 we began to construct a comprehensive statewide education campaign to promote alternatives to the death penalty. 21

It’s no longer news that the “War on Drugs” has been a tremendous failure – wasting trillions of taxpayer dollars to no effect, propping up organized crime with inflated black market profits, damaging the lives of millions of otherwise law-abiding citizens with criminal convictions, and filling our prisons. because our current Marijuana-related arrests comprise 52% of all drug arrests nationwide. Thousands in Washington, too often people of color, are arrested for simple marijuana drug laws are possession. In fact, in Washington an African American is three times more likely to be arrested, three times more likely to be charged, and three times more likely to be convicted for a marijuana offense than a white person, despite the fact that white failing and Washingtonians use marijuana at a higher rate. This is not justice.

The ACLU-WA supports New Approach unfair Washington’s Initiative 502 to tax, regulate and take the crime out of the adult use of marijuana – treating marijuana similar to the way we treat hard alcohol.

Change often starts at the state level until it reaches a tipping point that is felt in our nation’s capital. Washington is leading the way for nationwide reform of our drug laws. 23 general operating budget 2010-2011Unaudited*

ACLU of Washington Foundation ACLU of Washington

Support & Revenue ACLU of Washington Support & Revenue Annual Fund Campaign ...... $1,082,309 Membership ...... $554,489 Workplace Giving ...... 112,480 Annual Fund Campaign ...... 25,470 Miscellaneous ...... 36,189 Miscellaneous ...... 1,636 Endowment Fund Income ...... 276,478 Transfers from Designated & Restricted Funds ...... 51,729 Transfers from Designated & Restricted Funds ...... 926,936 Due to National ACLU ...... (5,599) Due to National ACLU Foundation ...... (240,203) Total ...... $627,725 Total ...... $2,194,188 Expenses Expenses Communications ...... $89,628 Communications Program ...... $461,510 Legislative & Field Programs ...... 299,490 Legal Program ...... 744,214 Technology & Liberty and Drug Policy Reform ...... 20,680 Field Program ...... 92,141 Fundraising ...... 14,209 Drug Policy Reform ...... 217,845 Management & General ...... 96,306 Liberty & Technology ...... 152,239 Total ...... $520,314 Education Equity ...... 100,207

Development ...... 347,626 *Audited statements will be available from the ACLU-WA office in early fall Management & General ...... 418,978 Total ...... $2,534,760

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Levitt Heather Robinson Foundation Lucy Hadac Mike and Debbie Koss Carol and Ivan Doig Nancy Lennstrom Julian and Hans Spiller David and Bonnie Hovel Greg Kusnick Matt Dorbin and Ruth and Terry Lipscomb Jamie Andersen Becky Liebman and Sarah Merner and Benjamin Crandall Joy McNichols Jordan Andersen President’s Committee Charles Stephens Craig McKibben James Douglas and Jim Miersma and Le Roy and June Annis Nancy Alvord Local Independent Dan Newell Alexandra Harmon Bill Hammer Michelle Aschenbrenner Judy and Arnie Bendich Charities of America Charles and Steven Dubnoff and Paul Ming and Trayci Jones Joseph Curiel and Mark Lutz Nancy Perkins Marian Lowe Michael Narayan Venkat Balasubramani Anthony Raugust Jonathan Mark and Frances Posel Beth Glosten and Helen Owens Bo Barker Judy Drake Donna Sakson Ed and Marjorie David Stutz Kevin Phaup and Avi Bar-Zeev Gail and Brad Husick Sandra Moss Ringness Yaron and Cathy Wissink David and Floyd Jones Lolly O’Neil and Jean and Kirk Robinson Marina Goland Cheryl Scott Jennifer Baum Microsoft Corporation Ben Cribb Margaret Rothschild and David and Pat Griffith Bruce Siemon Peter and Bill Neukom Judy Pigott George Heidorn Rob Gruhl and Elizabeth Sloss and Vaughnetta Barton Mary Pigott Carrie Rhodes Tom and Cathy Saxton Stephanie Stone William Rubin John and Marie Bay Alan and Karen Sloss Jon and Mary Shirley Melissa Haumerson Doug Smith and Erin and Andrea Rabinowitz True-Brown Foundation Elsie Sorgenfrei Fred Helmholz Stephanie Ellis Smith Jonathan Becker RiverStyx Foundation George Wallerstein and Rainer Storb Bob and Loretta Smith Peter Bergler and Daniel Weise and Julie Lutz Colleen Waterhouse Phyllis Henigson Brian and Laurel Smith Brent Haynes Laura Yedwab April Williamson Suzanne Hittman and Jonathan Solovy and Robert Bergman Liberty Council Rick Gossard Stacey Fisher Scott Bilas and Justice Council Anonymous (4) Constitution Circle Alex Hopmann and Bette Sprague Alison Smith Bilas Anthony Andrews Betty Azar and Anonymous Kat Korab Kathleen Taylor and Ann Birnbaum Brian Arbogast and Larry Harris Rita and Bill Bender Nathan Herring and Bob Beckerman Rebecca Black Valerie Tarico Stan Berman Richard Berner Miller Sherling Ash Wahi William Bloch Diana and Jay Broze James Degel and Phil Bernstein and Tom and Janice Huseby Ryan Waite Rory Bowman Bill Calvin and Jeanne Berwick Luisa Recalcati George Inverso James and Karen Boxx Katherine Graubard Carol Guthrie and Margaret Ceis Judith Jesiolowski and Mary Woodruff John Bremer Eugene C. 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Smith Valerie Yockey Carolyn Duffy and Adam Herscher Alex Loeb and Stephen Gockley Derle and Norman Wolf Mike Nash Paul Herstein Ethan Meginnes Chris Pratley Carmen Solheim Sherri Wolson and Dianne Eberlein Francis Hogle and Habib and Sarra Loew Kirk H. Prindle, M.D. Rob Spiger Neil Black Karen Eikoos Michaele Ferguson Hannah Love and Greg Pursell Thaddeus and Craig R. Wyss Eric Espenhorst and Brooks and Julie Garbutt Robert Pyle Lois Price Spratlen Brian Young Jennifer Bright Monica Holland Alexander Golitzin Amit Ranade and Ron Stanger and Chris Young Danyel Fisher Suzanne Holland and Scott Lynch Jennifer Faubion- Catherine Kayser Ethan Zoller and Robert W. Fraser Deborah Rosen Lynn Manley and Ranade Janie and Kirk Starr Cheryl Trooskin J.D. Fugate and Tony Earl Jason Holtman Alexander Lindsey Mike and Jane Rees Michael Stewart 27 Isabel and Paul Gaddis Sally Hufbauer Amalia and David Reinhold Larry Stone thank you desilver society

We recognize the Zimmie Caner George Frandsen Morris Jellison Shaun Leach Dorothy L. Smith Bette H. Sprague ­members of the Betty Carlisle and David Judy Jenkins B. Stephen Lee and Patterson Jeremy Steward DeSilver Society Adam and Mikyung Carlquist Kendall Jensen and Brian J. Levitt Gil Preston and Scott H. Stewart whose bequests and Chovanak Vincent P. Fryer Connie Hale Leah Lee Mack Simmons Nancy Stokley other planned gifts James and Patrick M. Gallagher Walter and Sara Dr. Harold and Robert Pyle Marius Strom will keep the ACLU a Harriett Clark Mary Gallwey Johnson Ms. Kim Leland Alan Rabinowitz Bruce and Karen Taft strong and effective Matthew Cloner Christina B. Cindy Jordan Mark Levinson Amit Ranade Kathleen Taylor and ­defender of liberty David N. Cohen Gamache & Donald S. Kane Carolyn B. Lewis Albert Ratcliffe Robert Beckerman for years to come. Peter Constable Judy L. Fleissner Matthew Kangas Justin Lief RoseMary Reed Steven and William W. Copeland Ernst L. Gayden Marvin Keeler Douglas Lind and Peter D.L. Rich Linda Thompson Richard Adams Carlyle and Danny and Gilbert J. Keithly John Treat Tom Robbins Neal Traven Glenda Ahn Grace Crecelius Michele Glasser David Kerlick B. Parker Lindner and Jean and Peter and Leslie Aickin James R. Daly Yaron Y. Goland James and Marjorie Ann Zavitkovsky Kirk Robinson Judith Trenholme Dennis Allen Terry Dana Lester Goldstein Kimbrough William Maiden Bruce Romanish John Ulver Arthur E. and Vern Davidson Alex Gottfried David and Elizabeth Mann Barbara Rowan Robert Watts Linda C. Anderson Gilbert A. Davis David and Marymae Klein Laura and John and Ann Rutter Richard and Beth Andrus Elizabeth O. Dennis Patrice Griffith Doug Klunder and David McCarty Cecile Ryweck Ann Weiner Brian Arbogast and Michael Barry Patricia Hackney and Camille Matern Stanley N. McInnis Dean Sampson Taimi West Valerie Tarico Dollinger Dick Dunhaupt Edward Klunk Jim Miersma and Yvonne Sanchez Ann Widditsch Michael F. Armstrong Michael Donn Vicky and Tim Harris Arthur Kobler Bill Hammer Fred Sandborg Henry and David and Judith T. Drake Richard Hawkins Mark Kolner Diana E. Moller Tom & Cathy Saxton Virginia Wiener Jennifer Baum Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Hayes Gary Komarow Candace and Stephen K. Schuck Rhiana Wiggins David F. Bender Barbara Dubiel Elizabeth Heath Dean W. Koonts Douglas Morgan Lila Silverstein and Antowaine L. Judith E. and Jim Eberhardt Allan Henderson and Elinor Kriegsmann George M. Muldrow Tom Wick Wilburn Arnold J. Bendich Larry Edwards John Berquist Evelyn and and Robert G. Linda M. Simpson Jean Williams Louis P. Berchier Eve Enslow and Lloyd Herman John La Fond Bragg Rosalind Singer Jesse Wing & Phil Bereano Michael Maloney Percy Hilo Rose Laffoon Ms. Betty K. Nelson Karen Sloss Monica Harris Mary F. Borke Beth Erickson Dale Hitsman Patricia LaFontaine William Nerin Elizabeth Smith Bob W. and Mary C. Brown Mike Ernst and Nan Holcomb Daniel Larner Therese Ogle Richard W. Smith Valerie Winsor Gail Burgess Cat Howell Roy Hughes Daniel Laster Sharon Oswalt Elsie Sorgenfrei Richard K. David Byrne and Gary Fechtmeyer Paul and Paul J. Lawrence Mary Anne Stephen and Worthington Kirsten Conner Curt J. Firestone Anne Jacobson David Lazar Parmeter Josephine Spear 28 Bequests

We honor the memory of these thoughtful ACLU supporters who provided for freedom’s future in their wills.

Thomas P. Bleakney Arline Bovee Herbert Neil Edwina Myrlene Wilkinson

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Every effort has been made to accurately recognize those who gave generously to support the ACLU of Washington from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. If we have ­mistakenly misspelled or left out a name, please accept our apologies and contact our Development ­Department at (206) 624-2184 so that we may correct our records. thank you volunteers Matthew Adams Eve Enslow Cindy Jordan Jeanetta Noland Sam Thompson Policy Advocacy Karl Almgren Casey Evans Lorraine Kasprisin Sarah Oates Luis Tobar MaryBeth Augusta Michelle Aschenbrenner Jennifer Fan Kathy “Kelly” Kelly Raffaela Oeler Mike Travis Malora Christensen Robin Barker Tyler Farmer Nayab Khan Natalie Ortega Sean Umipig Andy Jones Rehman Bashey Elizabeth Fernandez Marilyn Kimmerling Binah Palmer Tara Umipig Anastasia Kidniz Jonathan Black Laura Ferri Mark Kolner David Perez Ash Wahi Jennifer Sanchez Rory Bowman John Flodin Kelli Kuhlman Mimi Pysno Maile Waiau Caitlin Vaughn Karen Boxx H. Chilton Fowler IV Ryan Kupyn Alan Rabinowitz Alisson Wall Christa Walikonis Burgess Bradshaw Scott Freeman Heidi Lally Sandy Rabinowitz Colleen Waterhouse Jay Brown Patrick Gallagher Dan Larner Fred Rakevich Walt Wilson Legal Ann Carey Mary Gallwey Kristin Larson Bruce Rankin Robert Winsor Ifrah Ahmed Cathy Clemens Chris Gamache B. Stephen Lee Nadine Rankin RaeAnn Wiseman Megan Blass Melissa Chabrán Noah Gamache Julie Lehnis Qwynn Rankin Emily Witt Lily Bond Geoff Cole Enrique Gonzalez Parker Lindner Jessica Replogle Sherri Wolson Randi Bowers-Payne Frances Contreras Lorena González Terry Lush Jean Robinson Janet Woodward Peter Clodfelter Clive Comfort Dave Griffith Erika Long Jeffery Robinson Richard Wright Marek Falk Emily Cooper Pura Shanyi Gu Chelsey Mannella Dan Rogers Julia Zhan Rebekah Gebhardt Ellen Cravens Carol Guthrie Laurie McChesney Gretchen Rothweiler Ian Zhang Theron Guzoto Tanya Dairi Scott Habenicht Vonda McIntyre Rick Rubin Shima Houshyar Daniel Davidson Patti Hackney Cameron McLaughlin Cecile Ryweck INTERNS Leslie Hylton Ken Davidson Karen Havnaer Nell McNamara Brett Rubio Carolynn Lawrence Pete Day Jaime Heimerl Jeff Meigs Jackie Said Communications Agata Moges Edie deChadenede Lucy Helm Alex Milkie LIndsey Rick Bhardwaj Momoko Nomura Sally de Leon Elizabeth Hendren Eva Mitchell Schromen-Wawrin Wahidah Niek Kathrine Price Carolyn deRoos Brooks Holland Heather Moe Matt Serres Anita Yandle Brian (Heyun) Rho Roger deRoos Dean Paul Holland Emily Moon Caroline Shelton Andrew Schwartz Sean Devlin Suzanne Holland Lindsey Mundt Reshvin Sidhu Drug Policy Sahana Setty Laura Driscoll Claire Hudson Jan Murphy Gabriel Sponsler Rachel Harer Natasha Shafapay Lynette Driscoll Steve Hurd Gary Murrell Abigail Staggers Ethan Kutinsky Lisa Sullivan Jason Duvall Anne Jacobson Cate Nestor Jim Stegall Mary Swift Louis Edelman Nina Jenkins Kevin Ng Genevieve Stokes Field Aileen Tsao Susan Eidenschink Lynda Joko Jessica Nguyen Hannah Stone Nisha Abu Peter Williams 30 Kathy Ellis Shelby Jones Noel Nightingale April Swaine Lacey Stuart Juliya Ziskina thank you cooperating attorneys

Carney Badley Support staff: Gendler & Mann, Law Offices of Peterson Young & Stoel Rives LLP Washington Spellman, P.S. Eric Eaton LLP Cynthia F. Buhr Putra Karin Jones Appleseed James Lobsenz Heather Willy Mickey Gendler Cynthia Buhr Felix Luna Ken Odza Katie Mosehauer Ian Warner Leonard Feldman Carrix Janette P. Lawrence Hillis Clark Martin Law Offices of Public Interest Law Maren Norton Yarmuth Wilsdon Lauren Offenbecker Jayson A. Dahl & ­Peterson P.S. David Zuckerman Group, PLLC Skylee Robinson Calfo PLLC Karen Poiner Alex Wu David Zuckerman Hank Balson Vanessa Power Matthew Carvalho Corr Cronin Karen Whitney Amit Ranade PK Runkles-Pearson Michelson Lisa A. Murphy Joe Sakay MacDonald Ropes & Gray LLP Daniel Swartlow And Baumgardner & Rashod D. Luckett Mike Scott Hoague & Bayless Alfred Day Fred Diamondstone Preece LLP Support staff: David Whedbee Stokes Lawrence, Doug Klunder Christina Dimock Equal Employment Mary Granger Joe Shaeffer Savitt Bruce & P.S. Jane Whicher Margaret Pak Opportunity Timothy K Ford Willey LLP Shelley Hall Jeffrey Needle Steven Fogg Commission Jones Legal Kay Frank Duncan Manville Scott Johnson Johanna Pirko Jamal Whitehead Group, LLC Jesse Wing Theresa Wang Laura Beveridge Davis Wright Cynthia Jones Schwerin Campbell Support staff: Lisa Lawrence Tremaine LLP Focal PLLC Pacifica Law Barnard Iglitzin & Karen Calkins Peter Danelo Bradley Duncan Venkat K&L Gates LLP Group LLP Lavitt LLP Peter Greenfield Randy Gainer ­Balasubramani Michael Ryan Matt Segal Kathy Barnard Summit Law Traci Ann Sammeth Joseph Hoag Paul Lawrence Group, PLLC Evan Schwab Roger Leishman Garvey Schubert Kipling Law Group Seattle University Molly Terwilliger Lindsey Soffes Barer PLLC Perkins Coie School of Law Dorsey & Donald B. Mike Kipling Brendan Peters John Strait Susman Godfrey Whitney LLP Scaramastra Camille Fisher LLP Michael Allen Gregg Rodgers Law Office of Sher Kung Skellenger Bender, Drew Hansen Nathan Alexander Jared Van Kirk Robert Flennaugh Charles Sipos PS Justin Nelson Jessica Andrade Michelle Delappe II PLLC David Taylor Jeffrey Grant Samantha Funk Roger Hillman Robert Flennaugh James Williams Raegen Rasnic Washington Nicolle Grueneich Ron Knox Javier Garcia Appellate Project Shawn ­Larsen-Bright Support staff: Nick Gellert Lila Silverstein Bricker Lavik Kristi Emigh Travis Exstrom Emily Lawson Verna Seal Breena Roos 31 Board of directors

President: Jesse Wing Michelle Aschenbrenner Mary Gallwey Emily Cooper Pura 1st Vice President: Doug Klunder Venkat Balasubramani Carol Guthrie, M.D. Jeffery P. Robinson 2nd Vice President: Jean Robinson Rory Bowman Suzanne Holland Matt Segal Treasurer: Peter Danelo Frances Contreras, Ph.D. Cindy Jordan Lila Silverstein Secretary: Brooks Holland Jennifer Fan Daniel Larner Ashish Wahi National Board Representative: Randy Gainer Paul Lawrence David Whedbee Amit Ranade Patrick Gallagher Noel Nightingale Sherri Wolson Staff

Executive Director: Kathleen Taylor Floyd and Delores Jones Fellow: La Rond Baker Death Penalty Campaign Manager: Deputy Director: Jennifer Shaw Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow: Mishi Faruqee Special Assistant to Executive Director: Lisa Nix Vanessa Hernandez Communications Director: Doug Honig Finance & Administration Director: Legal Intake Manager: Eric Nygren Communications and Events Coordinator: April Williamson Legal Intake Assistant/Reception Supervisor: Summer Robinson Bookkeeping and Administrative Assistant: Alicia Briones Publications & Projects Manager: Nason Drug Policy Director: Alison Holcomb Matt Youngmark Director of Technology and Senior Policy Policy Advocate: Mark Cooke Director of Development: Mary Gagliardi Strategist: Brian Robick Technology & Liberty Director: Brian Alseth Donor Relations Officer: Ritee Parikh IT and Help Desk Assistant: Darwin Féliz de Jesús Government Surveillance Fellow: Arnold Jin Donor Relations & Major Gifts Manager: Internet Operations Manager: Sarah Davies Education Equity Director: Linda Mangel Caitlin Moody Legal Director: Sarah Dunne Legislative Director: Shankar Narayan Annual Fund Manager: Brittany Freeman Legal Assistant: Maly Oudommahavanh Field Director: Liezl Tomas Rebugio Staff Attorney: Rose Spidell Field and Legislative Assistant: Annual Report design by Staff Attorney: Nancy Talner Robin Duncan Matt Youngmark and Mary Gagliardi

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