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Dec 30, 1998 - Settlement Agreement Resolves Dispute Between Local Restaurant and African-American Church Group
In a joint statement released today, a group of African-American members of the Mount Gilead Baptist Church and Vista Restaurants, Inc., announced that they have reached a settlement agreement resolving their differences over events that took place on April 1, 1998, at a Perkins Family Restaurant in Aurora owned and operated by Vista.
Dec 22, 1998 - ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Challenge Dangerous New Parental Notification Law
BOULDER, CO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, along with the ACLU national office and Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, filed suit in Boulder District Court today to prevent the enforcement of Colorado’s Parental Notification Act (Amendment 12). As ACLU Legal Director Mark Silverstein explained in a statement at a news conference today, if enforced, this law would require physicians, on pain of criminal and civil penalty, to notify a minor's parents and then wait 48 hours before proceeding with an abortion.
Dec 10, 1998 - ACLU Challenges Cripple Creek Ordinance That Forbids Leafletting by Teamsters
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit in federal district court today to challenge a Cripple Creek ordinance that forbids union organizers from passing out flyers on public property.
Nov 20, 1998 - Denver Public Safety Review Commission to Investigate Pattern of Unconstitutional Detentions and Searches of Innocent Citizens by Denver Police
In response to a request from the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU), the Denver Public Safety Review Commission announced last evening that it will investigate whether Denver police routinely permit patrol officers to conduct unconstitutional detentions and searches of innocent citizens.
Nov 3, 1998 - ACLU Challenges Application of Campaign Practices Act to Aspen Citizens Group
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today on behalf of an Aspen citizens group that has been charged with failing to inform the government of the names of its donors and supporters.
Oct 31, 1998 - ACLU Condemns One-Year Delay in Investigating Death in Police Custody
A year after Robert Murphy died shortly after being taken into police custody last Halloween, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) condemned the Denver Police Department’s failure to act on a citizen complaint seeking administrative discipline for the officers responsible for Murphy’s arrest and custody.
Oct 21, 1998 - ACLU Wins First Round in Challenge to Denver’s Rules for Assembly Permits
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today that the City of Denver has agreed to suspend its enforcement of several controversial requirements for issuing assembly permits that the ACLU challenged in a lawsuit filed in August.
Oct 19, 1998 - ACLU Enters Appearance in New Round of Previously-Dismissed Criminal Libel Case
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU), which successfully invoked the First Amendment to defend a Fort Collins high school student whose satirical writings about school administrators resulted in felony charges of criminal libel, entered its appearance again today in Larimer County juvenile court to defend its client against new criminal charges of harassment filed by the District Attorney’s office earlier this month.
Sep 8, 1998 - ACLU Files Suit to Place Teller County Citizens’ Initiative on November Ballot
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today on behalf of a Teller County citizens’ group and an anti-growth activist to force the Teller County Board of Commissioners to place a "growth-limit" initiative on the county ballot for the November election.
Sep 2, 1998 - Amnesty International Criticizes El Paso County Sheriff’s use of Restraint Board
The El Paso County Sheriff’s use of the restraint board and his proposed use of a restraint chair may violate international standards for the humane treatment of prisoners, according to a letter mailed to Sheriff John Anderson last week by Amnesty International, the London-based international human rights organization.
Aug 17, 1998 - ACLU Sues Denver Over Restrictions on Demonstrations in City Parks
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today to challenge the City of Denver’s regulations that forbid holding demonstrations in city parks unless the sponsor purchases a $1 million insurance policy and contracts to hire whatever number of off-duty police officers the Police Department determines is necessary to provide security.
Jul 27, 1998 - ACLU Wins Dismissal in Case of 15-Year-Old Prosecuted for Underground Newspaper
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today that felony charges of criminal libel have been dismissed against its client, a 15-year-old high school student who was prosecuted for his alleged role in writing an anonymous underground newspaper that contained satire directed against school administrators in Fort Collins.
May 21, 1998 - ACLU Sues El Paso County Sheriff Over Jail’s Use of Restraint Board
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit today in federal court to challenge an ongoing policy and practice of strapping prisoners to a device known as a "restraint board" at the El Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs.
May 14, 1998 - ACLU Challenges Arvada High School’s Ban on Kente Cloth at Graduation
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today on behalf of two graduating African American seniors at Arvada High School who have been forbidden from wearing a strip of ceremonial Ghanian kente cloth over their graduation gowns at the commencement ceremony on May 26.
May 12, 1998 - ACLU Files Legal Challenge to Questions Asked of State Bar Applicants
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today that it has filed suit to challenge the State of Colorado’s practice of requiring that individuals seeking a license to practice law must answer broad-ranging questions about any past history of substance abuse, treatment for substance abuse, or any past history of treatment for mental or emotional disorders.
May 5, 1998 - ACLU Challenges Colorado Springs Anti-profanity Ordinance
The Colorado Springs anti-profanity ordinance is unconstitutional, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) said today in a letter sent to Chief of Police Lorne Kramer. The ACLU asked Chief Kramer to issue an order forbidding officers from issuing any new summonses under the ordinance.
Apr 9, 1998 - ACLU Wins Release of Videotapes, Internal Affairs Files, in Gil Webb Case
In a written opinion issued today in a case filed under the Colorado Open Records Act, Denver District Court Judge Herbert L. Stern III ordered the Denver Police Department to release to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) the complete file of the department’s internal investigation into the events that occurred on March 26, 1997, when police arrested Gil Webb for auto theft and vehicular homicide at the scene of the crash that killed Officer Ronald DeHerrera.
Mar 30, 1998 - ACLU Sues Federal Officials For Illegal Strip Search Of Job Corps Participants
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today in federal court charging that federal Job Corps officials conducted an illegal strip search of a busload of young Job Corps participants at the federal agency’s facility in Collbran, Colorado, last year.
Jan 21, 1998 - Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rescinds "gag order" in Response to ACLU Lawsuit
As part of a stipulated agreement to resolve a federal court lawsuit filed 12 days ago by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU), Colorado Springs Fire Chief Manuel Navarro today rescinded a controversial "gag order" that instructed firefighters that they face discipline if they publicly disagree with decisions made by the Chief.
Jan 12, 1998 - ACLU Challenges Government Censorship of Beer Labels
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado filed suit today in Denver District Court to challenge the State of Colorado’s censorship of the original label for Road Dog Ale, which Broadway Brewing Company began bottling and distributing in 1995.
Jan 8, 1998 - ACLU Challenges "gag order" Imposed on Colorado Springs Firefighters
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today in federal court on behalf of Colorado Springs firefighters who face discipline if they speak out on matters of public concern.
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