The ACLU works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Our job is to conserve America's original civic values - the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The law school chapter focuses on issues related to the campus and often brings in speakers to better educate students and faculty.
For any student that wishes to get involved with the ACLU, he or she may come to any of our events and learn more about pertinent issues involving our civil liberties in a real, tangible context. Our primary function is to encourage the open debate of how our constitutional rights can come under attack and the steps we can take to protect them. Ongoing relations with ACLU lawyers in the area often provide a wide array of both volunteering and networking opportunities. Additionally, if any student feels that there is a current civil liberty issue worthy of attention, he may contact any of the ACLU officers and we will be happy to coordinate efforts to bring the issue to the foreground of public debate and take affirmative action wherever there is a considerable student interest.
In a purely social context, all events organized by the ACLU encourage the participation of any student who enjoys having a good time and getting to know fellow law students outside of class.

Past Activities

  • Sponsorship of a scholarship for students doing public interest work
  • Working with the Colorado Democratic Party as Poll Watchers during the 2004 Presidential Election
  • Sponsorship of a number of speaking events, including:
  • A lecture outlining the controversy surrounding Professor Ward Churchill
  • A lecture describing efforts at tort reform
  • A lecture by Attorney Frank Lindh discussing his son, John Walker Lindh, and his case.
  • A lecture by Attorney David Lane, regarding former CU Professor Ward Churchill's First Amendment claim ,li> A lecture by US District Court Judge John L. Kane concerning the increasing private classification of court proceedings and its detrimental impact on the legal system
  • Every year we perform a Know Your Rights presentation on campus to train students and citizens on how to properly respond in police encounters on the street, in the home, and in the car. Several CU Law ACLU students also travel around the state performing Know Your Rights presentations on other campuses.