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.
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Mar 27, 2017
City of Durango v. Nocella
Freedom of Expression & Religion
In this case, the ACLU successfully defended Anthony Nocella, whom the City of Durango charged charged with parading without a permit and obstructing the streets during a protest held on the day of Donald...
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Oct 12, 2016
Brown v. City of Colorado Springs
Criminal Legal Reform
In this lawsuit against Colorado Springs police officers and the City of Colorado Springs, the ACLU of Colorado charged that two Black clients, Ryan and Benjamin Brown, were...
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Sep 19, 2016
Cunningham v. Birch; Ryan v. Birch (Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions)
Aurora v. Darsean Kelley; Darsean Kelley v. City of Aurora
Criminal Legal Reform
Police in Aurora, Colorado, got a call about a man pulling a gun on a kid. They had no description of the suspect. On their way to the scene, they stopped two Black men walking down the sidewalk. Darsean...
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Sep 1, 2016
Denver Parks Exclusion Directive; Denver v. Troy Holm
Criminal Legal Reform
In 2016, the Denver Parks Department issued Temporary Directive 2016-1, which purported to authorize police to summarily banish people from city parks, with no hearing, conviction, or other due...
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Aug 31, 2016
Town of Bennett v. Rambo; Loitering for the Purpose of Begging
In the summer of 2016, Mike Rambo, a man who was enduring a period of homelessness, asked the ACLU of Colorado for legal assistance. He had been peacefully displaying a sign asking for...