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News Releases 1996

Dec 23, 1996 - ACLU Sues for Disclosure of Police Investigation Of TJ High School Incident
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today under the Colorado Open Records Act seeking disclosure of the report that the Denver Police Department prepared after its internal investigation of alleged police misconduct in connection with a disturbance at a dance at Thomas Jefferson High School (TJ) last May 4.

Dec 20, 1996 - Agreement Resolves ACLU’S Challenge to Colorado Begging Law
The parties in a federal court class action challenging Colorado’s anti-begging statute filed a formal signed agreement today to resolve the lawsuit, which was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last July.

Oct 16, 1996 - ACLU Challenges Policy of Confiscating Immigration Documents Employees Consider "Suspicious"
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today to challenge a policy of the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") that instructs low-level employees to confiscate immigration documents that they suspect are fraudulent.

Sep 18, 1996 - ACLU Files Open Records Request for Police Investigation of TJ High School Incident
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) formally asked the City of Denver today to disclose the report of the Denver Police Department's internal investigation of alleged police misconduct in connection with a disturbance at a dance at Thomas Jefferson High School last May 4.

Sep 6, 1996 - ACLU Wins First Round in Challenge to Colorado Begging Law
The ACLU of Colorado won the first round today in its federal court challenge to a Colorado statute that makes it a crime to "loiter[] for the purpose of begging."

Aug 28, 1996 - ACLU Challenges Denial of Abortion Access to Pregnant Prisoners
The ACLU of Colorado, along with the Center for Reproductive Law & Policy, filed a class action lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of pregnant women in Colorado prisons who desire to terminate their pregnancy. The suit seeks a declaratory judgment and an injunction.

Aug 14, 1996 - ACLU Asks JEFFCO School Board to Restore Science Video
The ACLU of Colorado has asked the Jefferson County School Board to review and reverse Superintendent Wayne Carle's decision to remove a highly-praised video from the science curriculum. The ACLU made the request in a letter sent to school board members on Tuesday.

Jul 23, 1996 - ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Anti-begging Law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit today in federal court to challenge the constitutionality of a Colorado statute that makes it a crime to loiter "with the purpose of begging."

Jul 19, 1996 - ACLU Will Enter Appearance in Thomas Jefferson High School Case
The ACLU announced today that it will enter its appearance in the cases of four individuals who were arrested for ordinance violations after four dozen nightclub-wielding police responded to the scene of a dance on the evening of May 4 at Thomas Jefferson High School.

Jun 27, 1996 - ACLU Will Defend Teenagers Charged After Protesting Police Actions at Cinco de Mayo
The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it would provide legal representation to several Latino teenagers who were stopped in their car and cited by Denver police shortly after they left a demonstration on May 7. The demonstrators were critical of the actions police took two days earlier, in the aftermath of the Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Apr 2, 1996 - ACLU Announces Suit in Behalf of Million Man March
The ACLU file a lawsuit today against Denver Public Schools on behalf of the Local Organizing Committee of the Million Man March, which has been denied the right to rent a school auditorium for an after-hours event to which the public is invited. Legal Director Mark Silverstein made a statement at a news conference held today.

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