Legal
Colorado ACLU Cases

Legal Department Docket, 2002-Present

Case Name: Christian v. City of Grand Junction
Case Number: 01-D-685, United States District Court, District of Colorado
ACLU Case Number: 2000-21

Description: In this suit brought to enforce the constitutional principle that government should not promote religion or endorse religious messages, the ACLU challenged the City of Grand Junction’s decision to erect a granite monument depicting the Ten Commandments in a prominent location at the entrance to the new City Hall building.

Issues: Separation of church and state

ACLU of Colorado Attorneys: John Baker, Neville Woodruff, Mark Silverstein

Links to Selected Documents:

ACLU News Release, April 16, 2001, “ACLU Sues to Challenge Ten Commandments at Grand Junction City Hall”

Complaint, filed April 16, 2001

Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed June 11, 2001