Our legal team is constantly working on critical cases across the state. Below, you can find some of the cases we have been a part of.
In 2013, Colorado was preparing for its first execution since 1997. The ACLU invoked the Colorado open records laws to seek disclosure of Colorado’s detailed execution protocol as well as information about...
Police turning minor traffic stops into full-blown searches for marijuana have been a frequent source police-community friction. Numerous exceptions to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement have often...
An ACLU investigation revealed that a residential treatment center for at-risk youth routinely confines children in so-called “Reflection Cottages” for days and even weeks at a time. At El Pueblo Boys and...
In reaction to reports that some panhandlers in downtown Colorado Springs were intimidating and harassing pedestrians, the City enacted an ordinance that establishes a “Downtown No-Solicitation Zone” that...
On August 7, 2012, the Douglas County School District (“DCSD”) ejected journalist and videographer Brian Malone from a school board meeting after he placed his camera...
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado demanded that Arapahoe County Sheriff J. Grayson Robinson rescind a Sheriff’s Office alert titled “Gypsy Scams” that could have resulted...