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ACLU of Colorado proudly announces Tim Macdonald as its new Legal Director. Macdonald is a nationally recognized litigator who most recently served as Managing Partner at Arnold & Porter’s (A&P) Denver office.
ACLU of Colorado is proud to announce Stephanie Schweitzer Garza as its new Director of Philanthropy. Schweitzer Garza previously served as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP).
In a three-day trial set to begin January 24 in Teller County District Court in Cripple Creek, Colorado, ACLU of Colorado lawyers will argue that Sheriff Jason Mikesell violates a Colorado statute and the Colorado Constitution by enforcing federal immigration law pursuant to an agreement with ICE.
ACLU of Colorado lawyers filed suit today on behalf of Ruby Johnson — a 77-year-old grandmother whose Montbello home was subjected to a terrifying hours-long search last January by a Denver Police Department (DPD) SWAT team dressed out in body armor and carrying automatic weapons.
In letters sent today to Weld County, and 11 Colorado cities and towns, ACLU of Colorado is demanding municipalities address unlawful restrictions in their charters that bar people with prior felony convictions from running for municipal office, most of them permanently.
This Thursday, ACLU of Colorado will host its annual event, Toward Liberty: Celebrating 70 Years of Action, (formerly known as the Bill of Rights event) at the Ritz-Carlton, Denver.