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Colorado ACLU Cases

Legal Department Docket, 2002-Present

Case Name: Timm v. Reitz
Case Number: 00-CV-1311, Denver District Court; 00-CA-1698, Colorado Court of Appeals
ACLU Case Number: 1999-18

Description: This case challenges a rule of the Colorado Division of Racing Events that requires kennel workers in the Greyhound racing industry to furnish samples of their urine whenever state officials decide they want to perform a test for drugs, with no requirement of reasonable suspicion or probable cause. In the aftermath of a ruling favorable to the ACLU’s position in the Colorado Court of Appeals, the state rescinded the challenged regulation in 2002.

Issues: Privacy

Published Opinion: Timm v. Reitz, 39 P.3d 1252 (Colo. App. 2001)

ACLU of Colorado Attorney: John Webb (through 2001), John Lowrie, Mark Silverstein

Links to Selected Documents:

ACLU News Release, March 16, 2000, “ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Random Urine Tests at Greyhound Racetracks”

Complaint, filed March 16, 2000

Plaintiffs’ Opening Brief, Court of Appeals, filed February 5, 2001

Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief, Court of Appeals, filed June 29, 2001

Timm v. Reitz, 39 P.3d 1252 (Colo. App. 2001)

ACLU News Release, August 7, 2002, “ACLU Announces Settlement of Random Drug Testing Case”

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