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Colorado ACLU Cases

Legal Department Docket, 2002-Present

Case Name: The Dandelion Center v. Eid
Case Number: 03-F-1834, United States District Court, District of Colorado
ACLU Case Number: 2003-14

Description: This lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a Colorado regulation that prohibits holders of valid permits from engaging in certain constitutionally-protected expression during rallies and demonstrations conducted on the steps of the State Capitol Building. The regulation, which prohibits "solicitation," provides for criminal penalties if permit holders ask for funds to support the causes they espouse or to offset the cost of organizing the event.

Issues: Freedom of expression

ACLU of Colorado Attorneys: Mark Silverstein

Links to Selected Documents:

ACLU Complaint, filed September 18, 2003

ACLU Comments Submitted at Rulemaking Proceeding, March 1, 2004