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ACLU LAWSUIT ALLEGES GOLDEN, DENVER POLICE ILLEGALLY SEIZED MEMBERSHIP LISTS, ADVOCACY MATERIALS, FROM
ACLU Lawsuit Alleges Golden, Denver Police Illegally Seized Membership Lists, Advocacy Materials, from Denver Social Justice Organization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2002 The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit against Golden and Denver law enforcement officers today alleging that they violated the rights of a Denver social justice organization when they searched its office and illegally confiscated membership lists, pamphlets, and other materials.... | Read More
ACLU OF COLORADO FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CHALLENGING EL PASO COUNTY JAIL’S TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS
ACLU of Colorado Files Class Action Lawsuit Challenging El Paso County Jail's Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2002 The El Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs has failed to protect and provide adequate resources for prisoners with serious mental health needs, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) alleged today in a federal class action lawsuit. "All over the country, more and more prisoners are arriving at overcrowded.... | Read More
EX-PRISONER SETTLES SEXUAL ASSAULT SUIT AGAINST NATION’S LARGEST PRIVATE EXTRADITION COMPANY
Ex-prisoner Settles Sexual Assault Suit Against Nation's Largest Private Extradition Company FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2002 The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today a settlement of a three-year-old lawsuit filed against TransCor America, the nation's largest private extradition company, on behalf of a female prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a TransCor guard in March, 1998, during a drive from Texas to Colorado. "We are pleased.... | Read More
AS GRADUATION APPROACHES, KIOWA COUNTY FAMILY ASKS COURT TO END SCHOOL-SPONSORED RELIGIOUS EXERCISES
As Graduation Approaches, Kiowa County Family Asks Court to End School-sponsored Religious Exercises FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2002 An Eastern Colorado family who has asked the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) for help in ending religious exercises in a Kiowa County public school is expected to testify in federal district court this Friday, the ACLU said today. Thirteen-year-old Ashlee Shields and her father, Sean Shields, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday.... | Read More
ACLU ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF RANDOM DRUG TESTING CASE
ACLU Announces Settlement of Random Drug Testing Case FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2002 The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced the settlement today of a lawsuit filed in 2000 to challenge a Colorado rule that required kennel workers in the Greyhound racing industry to submit samples of their urine to be tested for drugs. The settlement came after Colorado officials rescinded the challenged policy, which permitted state officials to demand the urine samples.... | Read More
ACLU ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF STATE BAR EXAM QUESTIONS CASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2002 The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) announced today a settlement agreement that ends a four-and-a-half-year legal battle between law students and the Colorado Board of Law Examiners over the questions it poses to bar applicants. The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU on behalf of law students and the ACLU chapter at the Denver University School of Law, alleged that the Board violated the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA) and the constitutional.... | Read More