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8.19.10
ACLU of Colorado applauds California judge’s ruling in Stolen Valor Act case Full Story >
The ACLU of Colorado applauds a ruling by the Ninth District Court that finds the Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional. The ACLU of Colorado submitted an Amicus brief in Colorado for a nearly identical case, U.S. vs. Strandlof, in January.
8.3.10
ACLU Sues Boulder County Jail For Restricting Prisoners’ Outgoing Correspondence to Postcards Full Story >
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado today sued Boulder County Jail officials for enacting an unconstitutional policy barring prisoners from sending letters to people in the outside world.
7.19.10
ACLU Wins Major Victory in Longstanding Defense of Student Journalist Full Story >
Issuing a decision in a longstanding ACLU case, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that a Weld County assistant prosecutor can be held legally responsible for an illegal search of the home of Thomas Mink and the illegal seizure of his computer.
7.16.10
Denver Post: Charge dismissed in fake hero's case, Valor Act ruled unconstitutional Full Story >
The Denver Post covers ACLU case, United States v. Strandlof.
6.30.10
ACLU of Colorado Issues Alert To State Residents Traveling To Arizona Full Story >
In response to civil liberties threats caused by the recent passage of SB 1070, Arizona’s racial profiling law, the ACLU of Colorado issued a travel alert today informing Colorado residents of their rights if stopped by law enforcement while traveling in Arizona.
6.28.10
On behalf of homeless man, ACLU takes Boulder’s “no camping” law to court Full Story >
ACLU lawyers announced today a legal challenge to a Boulder ordinance that defines homeless persons as criminals when they are caught sleeping outdoors at night with a blanket or sleeping bag.
6.28.10
On behalf of homeless man, ACLU takes Boulder’s “no camping” law to court Full Story >
ACLU lawyers announced today a legal challenge to a Boulder ordinance that defines homeless persons as criminals when they are caught sleeping outdoors at night with a blanket or sleeping bag.
4.21.10
ACLU Sues Jefferson County Sheriff for Illegally Imprisoning Colorado Resident Suspected of Immigration Violations Full Story >
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit in a Colorado federal court today against the Sheriff of Jefferson County in Colorado arguing that he unjustifiably and illegally imprisoned a Colorado resident for 47 days last year simply because federal immigration officers suspected that the man was here in violation of federal immigration laws.
4.14.10
ACLU sues Denver Police Department for refusal to disclose investigation of alleged racial profiling incident Full Story >
ACLU lawyers filed suit today against the Denver Police Department (DPD), asserting that it violated Colorado’s open records laws when it refused to disclose any documents from the file of its investigation of two African-American citizens’ complaints of racial profiling arising from a traffic stop on February 13, 2009.
2.18.10
ACLU files amicus brief asking Colorado Court of Appeals to reinstate Ward Churchill after a jury found that CU fired him for expressing his beliefs Full Story >
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Colorado, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) today submitted a brief to a Colorado Court of Appeals arguing that the University of Colorado, a publicly funded university, should reinstate a tenured professor who was wrongly terminated from his job there for exercising his right to free speech.