Legal

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Legal Department Docket, 2002-Present

The ACLU of Colorado Legal Department docket provides information about the litigation in which the American Civil Liberties Union has participated in recent years. It includes cases active at any time since the end of 2001 (The ACLU of Colorado Legal Department’s Legal Advocacy page highlights occasions when the Legal Department has addressed civil liberties issues with non-litigation advocacy).

Cases are organized by the civil liberties issues they address. Click on a link below or simply scroll down to view all cases. Click here to see all cases organized by case number.

Due Process of Law
Equal Protection of the Laws
Freedom of Speech, the Press and Association
Open Government
Police Practices
Privacy
Religious Freedom
Reproductive Freedom
Right to Petition the Government
Rights of Gay Men & Lesbians
Rights of Immigrants
Rights of Prisoners
Rights of Young People
Rights of Women
Security vs. Civil Liberties
Voting Rights and Elections

To view cases organized by ACLU Case Number, click here.


Due Process of Law

Destruction of private property of homeless in Colorado Springs, (non-litigation advocacy)

Vandehey v. Vallario, 06-CV-1405, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Lopez v. Littleton Public Schools

Nguyen v. Gonzalez, 05-CV-1332, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Sheline v. Ortiz, 05-CV-1978, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 04-278, United States Supreme Court; P-1490-05, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Lamar Daily News v. Warn, 04C349, Prowers County Court

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Wells, 04-CV-161, Denver District Court; 06-CA-1610, Colorado Court of Appeals

Soskin v. Reinertson, 03-RB-0529, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1162, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

People v. Cardenas, 02-SA-236, Colorado Supreme Court

Rael v. Lobato, 00-SC-527, Colorado Supreme Court

New Times, Inc. v. Ortiz, 00-F-612, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Persons with disabilities:
Couture v. Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, 04-1397, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Challenge to Questions on the Colorado Bar Application, 99-Z-967, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 00-1302, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Elections and Voting:
Baca v. Orr, 07-SA-197, Colorado Supreme Court

Gay men and lesbians:
In Re Parental Responsibility for E.L.M.C., 01-CA-2135, Colorado Court of Appeals

Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Colorado Springs School District No. 11, 03-M-2535, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Housing Discrimination:
City of Northglenn v. Ibarra, 01-SC-245, Colorado Supreme Court

Immigrants:
Soskin v. Reinertson, 03-RB-0529, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1162, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Religious Liberty:
Colorado Christian University v. Baker, 07-1247, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Freedom of Speech, the Press and Association

Acks v. City and County of Denver, 2009-CV-8007, Denver District Court

Reina v. City of Craig, 2009-CV-65, Moffat County District Court

Curious Theater Company v. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 08-SC-351, Colorado Supreme Court

ACLU v. City and County of Denver, 08-CV-00910, United States District Court, District of Colorado

People v. Cordaro, Durland, Eaves, Fineron, Froese, Kerwin, and Verlo, 07-M-12531, 07-M-12534, 07-M-12521, 07-M-12535, 07-M-12533, 07-M-12536, & 07-M-12532, Colorado Springs Municipal Court

Mahaney v. City of Englewood; City of Englewood v. Allard, 2007-CV-1373, District of Colorado Arapahoe County District Court; 001955M, Englewood Municipal Court

Herzoff v. Morgan, (Settled)

ACLU v. Vallario, 06-CV-1197, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Lopez v. Littleton Public Schools

Weise v. Casper, 05-CV-2355, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 1504, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force

Lamar Daily News v. Warn, 04C349, Prowers County Court

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Wells, 04-CV-161, Denver District Court; 06-CA-1610, Colorado Court of Appeals

Mink v. Suthers, 04-B-0023, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 04-1496, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Colorado Springs School District No. 11, 03-M-2535, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Fleming v. City of Alamosa

Citizens for Peace in Space v. City of Colorado Springs, 04-M-0464 United States District Court, District of Colorado; 05-1391, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

The Dandelion Center v. Eid, 03-F-1834, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Town of Castle Rock v. Lewis, 03GA33315, Municipal Court, City of Castle Rock, Colorado

Lane v. Owens, 03-B-1544, United States District Court, District of Colorado

City of Colorado Springs v. Colorado Springs Independent Newspaper Group, Inc., 02-CV-3613, District Court, El Paso County

Denver parade permit ordinance

American Friends Service Committee v. City and County of Denver, 02-N-0740, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Denver Justice and Peace Committee v. City of Golden, 02-Z-0473, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1470, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Tattered Cover Bookstore, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 01-SA-205, Colorado Supreme Court

New Times, Inc. v. Ortiz, 00-F-612, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Open Government

Destruction of private property of homeless in Colorado Springs, (non-litigation advocacy)

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe,2008-CV-4517, Denver District Court

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe, 2008-CV-4231, Denver District Court

City of Colorado Springs v. American Civil Liberties Union, 06-CV-2053, District Court, El Paso County, Colorado

Nash v. Whitman, 05-CV-4500, Denver District Court

Denver Publishing Co. v. Board of County Commissioners, Arapahoe County, 03-SC-783, Colorado Supreme Court

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Whitman, O4-CV-700, Denver District Court; 05-CA-379, Colorado Court of Appeals

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. City and County of Denver, 03-CV-7964, Denver District Court

Free Speech Defense Committee v. Thomas, 02-CV-0566, Jefferson County District Court; 02-CA-1692, Colorado Court of Appeals

Police Practices

Acks v. City and County of Denver, 2009-CV-8007, Denver District Court

Destruction of private property of homeless in Colorado Springs, (non-litigation advocacy)

In re Search of Amalia's Translation and Tax Service, 2009-CV-100, District Court, Nineteenth Judicial District

FourHorn v. City and County of Denver, 08-CV-1693, United States District Court, District of Colorado

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe, 2008-CV-4517, Denver District Court

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe, 2008-CV-4231, Denver District Court

Faulkner v. Hardy, 07-CV-1385, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Herzoff v. Morgan, (Settled)

Rodriguez v. Scudder, 07-CV-00303, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Archuleta v. Wagner, 06-CV-2061, United States District Court, District of Colorado

People v. Gallegos, 2006-CR-84, Denver District Court

United States v. Deborah Davis, Violation Notice Nos: H5066179, H5066180, H5066181, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Nash v. Whitman, 05-CV-4500, Denver District Court

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 04-278, United States Supreme Court; P-1490-05, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

FOIA requests to FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force

Mink v. Suthers, 04-B-0023 (CBS), United States District Court, District of Colorado; 04-1496, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Electroshock Weapons: Tasers and Stun Guns

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Whitman, O4-CV-700, Denver District Court; 05-CA-379, Colorado Court of Appeals

Jane Doe v. North Metro Drug Task Force, 04-B-722, United States District Court, District of Colorado

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. City and County of Denver, 03-CV-7964, Denver District Court

American Friends Service Committee v. City and County of Denver, 02-N-0740, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Defense of demonstrators arrested at Denver peace march on 9/29/01

Denver Justice and Peace Committee v. City of Golden, 02-Z-0473, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1470, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Unis v. Crouch, 02-M-0337, United States District Court, District of Coloradoc

Tattered Cover Bookstore, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 01-SA-205, Colorado Supreme Court

Privacy

In re Search of Amalia's Translation and Tax Service, 2009-CV-100, District Court, Nineteenth Judicial District

Cardenas v. Jerath, 07-SA-150, Colorado Supreme Court

Searches of students’ cell phone text messages, 2007-09 (Non-litigation advocacy)

Archuleta v. Wagner, No. 06-CV-2061, United States District Court, District of Colorado

National Security Agency Warrantless Wiretapping

United States v. Deborah Davis, Violation Notice Nos: H5066179, H5066180, H5066181, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Denver Publishing Co. v. Board of County Commissioners, Arapahoe County, 03-SC-783, Colorado Supreme Court

FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force

Mink v. Suthers, 04-B-0023 (CBS), United States District Court, District of Colorado; 04-1496, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

American Friends Service Committee v. City and County of Denver, 02-N-0740, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Jane Doe v. North Metro Drug Task Force, 04-B-722, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Denver Justice and Peace Committee v. City of Golden, 02-Z-0473, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1470, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Unis v. Crouch, 02-M-0337, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Tattered Cover Bookstore, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 01-SA-205, Colorado Supreme Court

Timm v. Reitz, No. 00-CV-1311, Denver District Court; 00-CA-1698, Colorado Court of Appeals

Challenge to Questions on the Colorado Bar Application, 99-Z-967, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 00-1302, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Colorado Christian University v. Baker, 07-1247, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Sheline v. Ortiz, 05-CV-1978, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Colorado Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students v. Owens, 03-CV-3734, Denver District Court; 03-SA-364, Colorado Supreme Court

Shields v. Kiowa County School District, 02-MK-0972, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Christian v. City of Grand Junction, 01-D-685, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Beerheide v. Suthers, 00-1086, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Reed v. Mineta, Sec'y of the Dept. of Transportation, 98-N-1298, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 02-1461, 02-1462, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Planned Parenthood v. Owens, 99-WM-60, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 00-1385, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

ACLU v. City and County of Denver, 08-CV-00910, United States District Court, District of Colorado

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Wells, 04-CV-161, Denver District Court; 06-CA-1610, Colorado Court of Appeals

Citizens for Peace in Space v. City of Colorado Springs, 04-M-0464 United States District Court, District of Colorado; 05-1391, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

American Friends Service Committee v. City and County of Denver, 02-N-0740, United States District Court, District of Colorado

People v. Brenier, 01 GS 505590, Denver County Court

Defense of demonstrators arrested at Denver peace march on 9/29/01

Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Colorado Springs School District No. 11, 03-M-2535, United States District Court, District of Colorado

In Re Parental Responsibility for E.L.M.C., 03-CA-1121, Colorado Court of Appeals

Rights of Immigrants

In re Search of Amalia's Translation and Tax Service, 2009-CV-100, District Court, Nineteenth Judicial District

Nguyen v. Gonzalez, 05-CV-1332, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Soskin v. Reinertson, 03-RB-0529, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1162, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Rights of Prisoners

Acks v. City and County of Denver, 2009-CV-8007, Denver District Court

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe, 2008-CV-4231, Denver District Court

Archuleta v. Wagner, 06-CV-2061, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Vandehey v. Vallario, 06-CV-1405, United States District Court, District of Colorado

ACLU v. Vallario, 06-CV-1197, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Danielson v. Dennis, 05-CV-2331, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Sheline v. Ortiz, 05-CV-1978, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Garcia v. Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, 83-Z-222, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Darbyshire v. Extraditions International, Inc., 02-N-718, United States District Court, District Of Colorado

Shook v. Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, 02-M-0651, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1397, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; 06-1454, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Lamas v. Correctional Connections, LLC., 01-D-1555, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Beerheide v. Suthers, 00-1086, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Gehagan v. Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, 01-CV-1451, District Court, El Paso County

Jane Doe v. TransCor America, 99-K-390, United States District Court, District of Colorado

New Times, Inc. v. Ortiz, 00-F-612, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Rights of Women

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 04-278, United States Supreme Court; P-1490-05, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Simpson v. University of Colorado at Boulder, 06-1184, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Broadhurst v. American Pool Players Association, Inc., Charge No. P20070082X, Colorado Civil Rights Division

Rights of Young People

Searches of students’ cell phone text messages, 2007-09 (Non-litigation advocacy)

Lopez v. Littleton Public Schools

Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Colorado Springs School District No. 11, 03-M-2535, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Lane v. Owens, 03-B-1544, United States District Court, District of Colorado

Lamas v. Correctional Connections, LLC., 01-D-1555, United States District Court, District of Colorado

City of Northglenn v. Ibarra, 01-SC-245, Colorado Supreme Court

Planned Parenthood v. Owens, 99-WM-60, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 00-1385, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Security vs. Civil Liberties

National Secuirty Agency Warrantless Wiretapping

United States v. Deborah Davis, Violation Notice Nos: H5066179, H5066180, H5066181, United States District Court, District of Colorado

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Wells, 04-CV-161, Denver District Court; 06-CA-1610, Colorado Court of Appeals

Citizens for Peace in Space v. City of Colorado Springs, 04-M-0464 United States District Court, District of Colorado; 05-1391, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

FOIA requests to FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force

Voting Rights and Elections

Danielson v. Dennis, 05-CV-2331, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 065A174, Colorado Supreme Court

Colorado election rules and procedures