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Colorado ACLU Cases

Legal Department Docket, 2002-Present

The ACLU of Colorado Legal Department Docket provides information about some of the litigation in which the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado has participated, listed chronologically by ACLU case number.

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2008-10 -- American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe, 2008-CV-4517, Denver District Court

2008-09 -- American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. LaCabe, 2008-CV-4231, Denver District Court

2008-06 -- ACLU v. City and County of Denver, 08-CV-00910, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2007-19 -- FourHorn v. City and County of Denver, 08-CV-1693, United States District Court, District of Colorado

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

2007-08 -- Mahaney v. City of Englewood; City of Englewood v. Allard, 2007-CV-1373, District of Colorado Arapahoe County District Court; 001955M, Englewood Municipal Court

2007-01 -- Broadhurst v. American Pool Players Association, Inc., Charge No. P20070082X, Colorado Civil Rights Division

2006-15 -- Simpson v. University of Colorado at Boulder, 06-1184, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

2006-13 -- Rodriguez v. Scudder, 07-CV-00303, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2006-11 -- Herzoff v. Morgan, (Settled)

2006-12 -- National Secuirty Agency Warrantless Surveillance

2006-09 -- People v. Rudy Gallegos, 2006-CR-84, Denver District Court

2006-08 -- ACLU v. Vallario, 06-CV-1197, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2006-07 -- City of Colorado Springs v. American Civil Liberties Union, 06-CV-2053, District Court, El Paso County, Colorado

2006-06 -- Faulkner v. Hardy, 07-CV-1385, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2006-03 -- Vandehey v. Vallario, 06-CV-1405, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2006-01 -- Lopez v. Littleton Public Schools

2005-13 -- United States v. Deborah Davis

2005-12 -- Weise v. Casper, 05-CV-2355, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 1504, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

2005-11 -- Archuleta v. Wagner, 06-CV-2061, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2005-08 -- Sheline v. Ortiz, No. 05-CV-1978, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2005-06 -- Nguyen v. Gonzales, 05-CV-1332, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2005-05 -- Danielson v. Dennis, 05-CV-2331, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2005-01 -- Denver Publishing Co. v. Board of County Commissioners, Arapahoe County, No. 03-SC-783, Colorado Supreme Court

2004-10 -- Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzalez, 04-278, United States Supreme Court

2004-09 -- Couture v. Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, 04-1397, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

2004-07 -- Lamar Daily News v. Warn, 04C349, Prowers County Court

2004-06 -- FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force

2004-05 -- Colorado election rules and procedures

2004-01 -- American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Wells, 04-CV-161, District Court, City and County of Denver; 06-CA-1610, Colorado Court of Appeals

2003-20 -- Mink v. Suthers , 04-B-0023 (CBS), United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-19 -- Electroshock Weapons: Tasers and Stun Guns

2003-18 -- American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. Whitman, 04-CV-700, Denver District Court

2003-17 -- Citizens for Peace in Space v. City of Colorado Springs, 04-M-0464 (OES) United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-15 -- Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Colorado Springs School District No. 11, 03-M-2535, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-14 -- The Dandelion Center v. Eid, 03-F-1834, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-13 -- Town of Castle Rock v. Lewis, 03-GA-33315, Municipal Court, City of Castle Rock, Colorado

2003-10 -- Jane Doe v. North Metro Drug Task Force, 04-B-722 (MJW), United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-09 -- Lane v. Owens, 03-B-1544, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-08 -- American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. City and County of Denver, 03-CV-7964, Denver District Court

2003-06 -- Garcia v. Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, 83-Z-222, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2003-05 -- Colorado Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students v. Owens, 03-CV-3734, Denver District Court

2003-04 -- Fleming v. City of Alamosa

2003-01 -- Soskin v. Reinertson, 03-RB-0529, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 03-1162, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

2002-17 -- People v. Cardenas, 02-SA-236, Colorado Supreme Court

2002-15 -- City of Colorado Springs v. Colorado Springs Independent Newspaper Group, Inc., 02-CV-3613, District Court, El Paso County

2002-08 -- Shields v. Kiowa County School District, 02-MK-0972, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2002-03 -- American Friends Service Committee v. City and County of Denver,. 02-N-0740, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2002-02 -- In Re Parental Responsibility for E.L.M.C., 01-CA-2135, Colorado Court of Appeals

2002-01 -- Darbyshire v. Extraditions International, Inc., 02-N-718, United States District Court, District Of Colorado

2001-22 -- People v. Brenier, 01-GS-505590, Denver County Court

2001-19 -- Defense of demonstrators arrested at Denver peace march on 9/29/01

2001-17 -- Free Speech Defense Committee v. Thomas, No. 02-CV-0566, Jefferson County District Court; No. 02-CA-1692, Colorado Court of Appeals

2001-14 -- Shook v. Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, 02-M-0651, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2001-13 -- Denver Justice and Peace Committee v. City of Golden, 02-Z-0473, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2001-06 -- Unis v. Crouch, 02-M-0337, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2001-05 -- Lamas v. Correctional Connections, LLC., 01-D-1555, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2001-01 -- Tattered Cover Bookstore, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 01-SA-205, Colorado Supreme Court

2000-21 -- Christian v. City of Grand Junction, 01-D-685, United States District Court, District of Colorado

2000-20 -- Beerheide v. Suthers, 00-1086, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

2000-14 -- Gehagan v. Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, 01-CV-1451, District Court, El Paso County

2000-01 -- City of Northglenn v. Ibarra, 01-SC-245, Colorado Supreme Court

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

1998-21 -- Rael v. Lobato, 00-SC-527, Colorado Supreme Court

1998-20 -- Planned Parenthood v. Owens, 99-WM-60, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 00-1385, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

1998-12 -- Jane Doe v. TransCor America, 99-K-390, United States District Court, District of Colorado

1998-06 -- New Times, Inc. v. Ortiz, 00-F-612, United States District Court, District of Colorado

1998-04 -- 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

1995-11 -- 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