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Case Name: United States v. Deborah Davis
Case Number: Violation Notice Nos: H5066179, H5066180, H5066181
ACLU Case Number: 2005-13

Description: Deborah Davis was a passenger commuting to work on a public RTD bus that crosses the property of the Federal Center in Lakewood. When federal officers boarded the bus and asked each passenger to produce identification, Deborah declined. She was subsequently arrested, handcuffed, and removed from the bus. Officers from the Department of Homeland Security then issued two tickets accusing her of criminal offenses for refusing to produce identification. The ACLU of Colorado is providing a defense to those criminal charges. Additional informaiton about Deborah and this case is on her web site at www.papersplease.org/davis.

Issues: security vs. civil liberties; police practices; right of privacy

ACLU of Colorado Attorneys: Norman Mueller, Gail Johnson, Mark Silverstein

Links to Selected Documents:

“ACLU lawyers defend bus rider arrested by Homeland Security for declining to produce photo ID when her bus route crossed through the Denver Federal Center,” ACLU announcement, November 23, 2005

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