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ACLU resolves case on behalf of student arrested by Jefferson County officials for peacefully displaying a
CONTACT: Taylor Pendergrass, ACLU Staff Attorney, 303-777-5482 x104 Today the ACLU of Colorado announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Jefferson County School District on behalf of Blake Benson, avoiding a potential lawsuit. The dispute arose when Jefferson County officials arrested Mr. Benson for displaying a “Nobama” message on a t-shirt prior to an after-school speech by Michelle Obama at Dakota Ridge High School. Mr..... | Read More
ACLU files amicus brief asking Colorado Court of Appeals to reinstate Ward Churchill after a jury found that CU fired him for expressing his beliefs
University Of Colorado Must Reinstate Professor Whose Free Speech Rights Were Violated ACLU, AAUP And NCAC File Brief Urging Court To Uphold First Amendment In Ward Churchill Case CONTACT: Rachel Myers, ACLU national, (212) 549-2689 or 2666 Mark Silverstein, ACLU Legal Director, 303-777-5482 x114 NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Colorado, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) today submitted a brief to.... | Read More
ACLU sues Denver Police Department for refusal to disclose investigation of alleged racial profiling incident
CONTACT: Mark Silverstein, ACLU Legal Director, 303-777-5482 x114 Steven Zansberg, ACLU Cooperating Attorney, 303-376-2409 April 14, 2010 ACLU lawyers filed suit today against the Denver Police Department (DPD), asserting that it violated Colorado’s open records laws when it refused to disclose any documents from the file of its investigation of two African-American citizens’ complaints of racial profiling arising from a traffic stop on February 13, 2009. The ACLU’s clients,.... | Read More
ACLU Sues Jefferson County Sheriff for Illegally Imprisoning Colorado Resident Suspected of Immigration Violations
CONTACT: Mark Silverstein, ACLU Legal Director, 303-777-5482 x114 Maria Archuleta, ACLU, (212) 519-7808 or 549-2666; DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit in a Colorado federal court today against the Sheriff of Jefferson County in Colorado arguing that he unjustifiably and illegally imprisoned a Colorado resident for 47 days last year simply because federal immigration officers suspected that the man was here in violation of federal immigration.... | Read More
On behalf of homeless man, ACLU takes Boulder
(8/10/10) Contact Mark Silverstein, ACLU Legal Director, 303-777-5482 x114; Mark Walta, ACLU Cooperating Attorney, 303-953-5999 ACLU lawyers announced today a legal challenge to a Boulder ordinance that defines homeless persons as criminals when they are caught sleeping outdoors at night with a blanket or sleeping bag. “When the homeless shelters are closed or full, it is terribly unfair, and unconstitutional, to impose fines and jail sentences on persons who have no choice but to sleep.... | Read More
On behalf of homeless man, ACLU takes Boulder
Contact Mark Silverstein, ACLU Legal Director, 303-777-5482 x114; Mark Walta, ACLU Cooperating Attorney, 303-953-5999 ACLU lawyers announced today a legal challenge to a Boulder ordinance that defines homeless persons as criminals when they are caught sleeping outdoors at night with a blanket or sleeping bag. “When the homeless shelters are closed or full, it is terribly unfair, and unconstitutional, to impose fines and jail sentences on persons who have no choice but to sleep outdoors,”.... | Read More