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Alamosa Business Owner may Resume Displaying American Flag Upside Down to Express his Views on Iraq War
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) announced today that as a result of an agreement with Alamosa city officials, an Alamosa business owner may resume displaying an American flag upside-down in his store window to express his views on the war in Iraq. John Fleming, owner of The Roost, a store which sells books and music on State Street in Alamosa, prompted controversy last month when he displayed the American flag upside down in his store window. According to Fleming,.... | Read More
After ACLU intervention, high school student suspended for off-campus internet posting is back in school
Littleton High School junior Bryan Lopez, who was suspended from Littleton High School for posting satirical commentary about the school on the internet, is now back in school after ACLU attorneys reached an agreement with school district officials on Monday evening. The agreement averted a federal court First Amendment lawsuit that ACLU attorneys were prepared to file on Lopez’s behalf on Tuesday morning. “I am pleased that Littleton school officials were willing to resolve this dispute.... | Read More
Blog post and video with camp residents
Read the blog post and watch the video at Soup Stone Station. | Read More
From the Colorado Springs Gazette: Officers did not violate rights during homeless sweeps
Read Lance Benzel's article about the results of the Colorado Springs Police Department's internal investigation. | Read More
From the Denver Post: ACLU aids inquiry of camp sweeps
Read Alysia Patterson's article about our investigation of the Colorado Springs Police Department. | Read More
Colorado Springs Gazette covers ACLU’s investigation
Read Carlyn Ray Mitchell's article about our investigation and legal advocacy around the destruction of private property of the homeless in Colorado Springs. | Read More