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Recent ACLU of Colorado Press Releases:

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ACLU ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF STRIP-SEARCH LAWSUIT

ACLU Announces Settlement of Strip-search Lawsuit

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March 1, 2000

March 1, 2000

NO KNOCK WARRANT THAT LED TO DENVER MAN'S DEATH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED, ACLU SAYS

The no-knock search warrant that authorized a Denver police team to enter the home of Ismael Mena on September 29 should never have been issued, the ACLU charged today. Mena was shot and killed by SWAT team officers as they entered Mena's home to search for illegal drugs.

December 6, 1999

ACLU CHALLENGES COLORADO "ANTI-PROFANITY" REGULATION

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September 16, 1999

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today the filing of a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of a Colorado regulation that bars profanity in bars and restaurants that sell liquor.

September 16, 1999

ACLU OF COLORADO SELECTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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September 13, 1999

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado announced today the selection of Sue Armstrong as its new Executive Director after a yearlong, nation-wide search.

September 13, 1999

ACLU CHALLENGES ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOLS BAN ON COLUMBINE RIBBONS AT GRADUATION

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Friday, May 21, 1999

May 21, 1999

ACLU SUES PRIVATE EXTRADITION COMPANY FOR GUARD'S SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PRISONER

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today against the country’s largest private extradition company, TransCor America, on behalf of a female prisoner who alleges that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of a sexual assault perpetrated by a Tran

March 1, 1999