We continue to believe that the ordinance is inconsistent with state laws governing sex offenders and that laws which make it extremely difficult for individuals to find housing do not make the public safer.

In wake of that (documents outlining surveillance of the Seattle-area groups), we wondered if there was current surveillance of other peace groups.

What Nine Mile Falls was doing, we believe, violates the students' constitutional rights because directly sniffing students' possessions without any reason to suspect an individual has done anything wrong is not allowed.

It doesn't seem reasonable for them to get life sentences and someone who committed three murders to get the death penalty.

The ACLU intends to proceed with the legal challenge to this law and is considering its options for doing so.

We have defamation laws. If somebody believes they are defamed, they can sue under that law. We don't need a separate broader law to protect candidates.