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ACLU Seeks Compensation for Colorado Man Who Spent 52 Days in Jail Waiting to See a Judge
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ICE Is Abusing the ACLU’s Clients Because They are Fighting Trump’s Deportation Machine
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ACLU of Colorado to Honor Harold Fields, Susan Greene, and Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network as 2017 Civil Rights Award Recipients
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Aurora Pays $110K for Unlawful Detention and Tasing of Darsean Kelley
Police tased Kelley in the back as he said, “I know my rights” -
"Colorado has an immense public health crisis in its prisons."
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The Purple State Report
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Colorado Must Beware of Trump’s Voter Suppression Scheme
It is evident that the Trump administration is about to embark on a nationwide voter suppression campaign to disenfranchise thousands or even millions of voters. -
2017 ACLU of Colorado Legislative Scorecard
Colorado Lawmakers Score High Marks for Productive, Cooperative Session on 2017 ACLU of Colorado Legislative Scorecard -
Bill to Reform Youth Corrections Heads to the Governor’s Desk
The Colorado Legislature gave final approval to a bill to bring systematic change to DYC. -
Good policy-making (mostly) won out over partisan politics in the 2017 Legislative Session
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Frontier Airlines Flight Attendants File Discrimination Charges with EEOC
Airline Prohibits Breast Pumping on Duty, Despite 10-Hour Shifts -
ACLU wins $212K Settlement in Racial Profiling Suit
Settlement includes compensation and policy improvements. -
Know Your Rights
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September 18, 2017
Constitution Day, is a day to recognize the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. -
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View All UpdatesPresident Trump and Attorney General Sessions Want to Enshrine a Business Right to Discriminate Into the Constitution
By James Esseks, Director, LGBT & HIV Project September 7, 2017 Can businesses put up a sign that says, “We Don’t Sell To Gays?” President Trump says yes. Today Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the Supreme Court in an amicus brief that businesses have a constitutional right to discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. That means that business owners could put a sign in the window saying, “We Don’t Serve Gays,” even if a state or Congress.... | Read More
ACLU Seeks Compensation for Colorado Man Who Spent 52 Days in Jail Waiting to See a Judge
09/07/17 DENVER – The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit this morning against the Pueblo and Teller County Sheriff’s Offices on behalf of Michael Bailey, who was held in jail for 52 days on a years-old misdemeanor warrant awaiting his first appearance before a judge. The lawsuit, which was filed this morning in federal district court, seeks compensatory and punitive damages. On Sept. 8, 2015, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mr. Bailey on a four-year-old misdemeanor warrant.... | Read More
Two events in Telluride
Join ACLU of Colorado in Telluride this weekend for a Know Your Rights Training and a discussion with our Executive Director. Civil Rights Work in the Age of Trump Featuring Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, Executive Director Alejandra Garza, Field Director Cash Bar w/ Appetizers Provided Saturday, September 9, 2017 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Baked in Telluride 127 South Fir Street, Telluride, CO 81435 Know Your Rights for the Immigrant community in Telluride Friday, September 8 6:00 - 8:00.... | Read More
ICE Is Abusing the ACLU’s Clients Because They are Fighting Trump’s Deportation Machine
By Rebecca Wallace, Sara Neel, & Arash Jahanian AUGUST 31, 2017 | 3:15 PM It was an evening in late July when an ICE guard told France Anwar Elias and several other Iraqi men in immigration custody in Arizona that they were going to be released. France described the feeling as, “going from death back again to life.” The men broke out in tears and embraced one another. Many of them had been in immigration custody for months, unsure of the future and frightened for what could.... | Read More
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