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Oct 9, 2019

Open Letter Regarding Sex Trade Arrests in Seattle from Gender-Based Violence Organizations

Dear Mayor Durkan and Members of the Seattle City Council, We are leading organizations in Washington State working to end sexual...

Sep 23, 2019

Victory for Hotel Workers!

Seattle hotel workers have finally achieved victory in their fight to gain new rights despite hotel corporations repeated efforts to...

Jul 25, 2019

Great news out of Idaho!

We're thrilled to report that yesterday, the U.S. District Court in Idaho agreed that our case challenging the state's law that bans...

Jul 16, 2019

Seattle's New Domestic Worker Law is Coming!

We all deserve workplaces that are safe, equitable, and free from discrimination. Legal Voice and our allies have long worked to make...

Jun 12, 2019

They Took Her Son. So We Took Action.

Amy didn't give up. After suffering severe physical and psychological abuse from her child's father, Amy did the things we encourage...

Jun 6, 2019

We're Fighting for More Accessible Abortion Care in Idaho

It's no secret: reproductive rights are under attack. From clinic restrictions masquerading as "protections" for pregnant people, to...

Apr 16, 2019

Make This One Call for Sexual Assault Survivors in Washington

Have you been following the progress being made for sexual assault survivors in Olympia? The Washington Legislature has passed bills that...

Feb 21, 2019

A Second Chance for Christal—but Occupational Barriers Persist

This morning, the Washington Supreme Court stood up for a second chance for Christal Fields, who was wrongfully denied the opportunity to...

Feb 1, 2019

WA Supreme Court: 'Harassment is a Form of Discrimination'

No one should be harassed for being who they are. No one. But it happens, in public spaces, every day. People are targeted and harassed...

Dec 14, 2018

Legal Voice & Planned Parenthood Challenge Idaho 'Physicians-Only' Law

This is shocking: 95% of Idaho counties do not have an abortion provider. A major reason is that a decades-old Idaho law requires...

Nov 29, 2018

ACTION: Oppose DeVos's Misguided Title IX Rules

Today, the Department of Education’s discriminatory Title IX rules were officially posted for public comment. Please take a few minutes...

Nov 27, 2018

Survivors Need Support, Not Blame: Rodica's Story

The bullet missed Rodica by inches. Rodica had just refused to give her then-husband money for gambling, and he followed her into the...

Nov 16, 2018

Legal Voice Statement on Proposed Title IX Rules

This morning, the Department of Education’s Betsy DeVos proposed discriminatory new rules that completely undermine existing Title IX...

Sep 26, 2018

ACTION: Oppose Trump Administration's Proposed Policy to Separate Immigrant Families

The Trump Administration is proposing radical policy changes that will make it exponentially more difficult for immigrants to enter the...

Aug 29, 2018

Idaho Strikes Back in Our Case for Pregnant People's Bodily Autonomy

There has been a recent development in our case against the State of Idaho. We're challenging an Idaho law stating that a person's...

Jul 26, 2018

Unreasonable & Unjust: Fighting DSHS' Employment Ban

Across Washington State, women are unjustly being denied the right to work and thrive in their chosen fields by the Department of Social...

Jul 24, 2018

Apply Now to Join Legal Voice as an Economic Justice Fellow!

Calling all recent and soon-to-be law school grads! Legal Voice is seeking fellowship proposals for 2019-2021, and the deadline is...

Jun 22, 2018

A Victory for Seattle Hotel Workers

Big news! Hotel workers in Seattle will soon have stronger protections against sexual assault and harassment by guests, a defense against...

May 31, 2018

Idaho is Denying Pregnant People Their Rights. We're Doing Something About It.

Newsflash: people do not lose their civil rights when they become pregnant. Yet this is exactly what's at stake when states pass...

May 21, 2018

This Tenant Policy Harms Single Mothers & Their Children

As affordable housing continues to be pushed out of reach in Seattle, we're fighting tenant policies that harm single mothers and their