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News Releases 2002

Nov 21, 2002 - Colorado Springs Police Surveillance Information Appears in Denver Spy Files
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) today released documents revealing that the Colorado Springs Police Department has collected intelligence information on the free speech activities of peaceful critics of government policy and has sent its information directly to the Denver Police Department for inclusion, with other information about First Amendment activities in Colorado Springs, in the controversial Denver Police Spy Files.

November 8, 2002 - After ACLU Enters Case, Colorado Springs Drops Effort to Obtain Gag Order Against Weekly Newspaper
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) reported success today in stopping the City of Colorado Springs from obtaining a court order that would have prevented the Colorado Springs Independent from publishing information about a Colorado Springs police officer.

November 7, 2002 - ACLU Challenges City Government's Bid for Gag Order Against Colorado Springs Newspaper
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) announced today that its lawyers will appear Friday in state district court in Colorado Springs to argue that a Colorado Springs alternative weekly newspaper should not be subjected to a court order forbidding it to publish information about a Colorado Springs police officer.

October 30, 2002 - ACLU Announces Settlement of State Bar Exam Questions Case
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) announced today a settlement agreement that ends a four-and-a-half-year legal battle between law students and the Colorado Board of Law Examiners over the questions it poses to bar applicants.

August 7, 2002 - ACLU Announces Settlement of Random Drug Testing Case
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced the settlement today of a lawsuit filed in 2000 to challenge a Colorado rule that required kennel workers in the Greyhound racing industry to submit samples of their urine to be tested for drugs.

May 23, 2002 - As Graduation Approaches, Kiowa County Family Asks Court to End School-sponsored Religious Exercises
An Eastern Colorado family who has asked the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) for help in ending religious exercises in a Kiowa County public school is expected to testify in federal district court this Friday, the ACLU said today.

Apr 23, 2002 - Ex-prisoner Settles Sexual Assault Suit Against Nation's Largest Private Extradition Company
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today a settlement of a three-year-old lawsuit filed against TransCor America, the nation's largest private extradition company, on behalf of a female prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a TransCor guard in March, 1998, during a drive from Texas to Colorado.

APR 8, 2002 - ACLU Celebrates Tattered Cover Court Decision
ACLU Foundation of Colorado joined the American Booksellers Association's Foundation for Free Expression, Tattered Cover owner Joyce Meskis, privacy advocates and a host of First Amendment supporters in celebrating Colorado Supreme Court's ruling protecting the privacy of book purchasers. In a unanimous decision handed down Monday morning, April 8, the Court recognized the rights of the general public to purchase books anonymously without government interference.

APR 2, 2002 - ACLU of Colorado Files Class Action Lawsuit Challenging El Paso County Jail's Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners
The El Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs has failed to protect and provide adequate resources for prisoners with serious mental health needs, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) alleged today in a federal class action lawsuit.

Mar 28, 2002 -ACLU of Colorado Files Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Denver Police Spyfiles on Peaceful Protest Activities
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit today challenging the Denver Police Department's practice of monitoring and recording the peaceful protest activities of Denver-area residents, keeping files on the expressive activities of law-abiding advocacy organizations, and sharing those files with third parties.

Mar 11, 2002 - ACLU Calls for Denver Police to Stop Keeping Files on Peaceful Protesters
In a news conference held today, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) charged that the Denver Police Department is monitoring and recording the peaceful protest activities of Denver-area residents and keeping files on the expressive activities of law-abiding advocacy organizations.

Mar 8, 2002 - ACLU Lawsuit Alleges Golden, Denver Police Illegally Seized Membership Lists, Advocacy Material, from Denver Social Justice Organization
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit against Golden and Denver law enforcement officers today alleging that they violated the rights of a Denver social justice organization when they searched its office and illegally confiscated membership lists, pamphlets, and other materials that are protected by the First Amendment.

Feb 20, 2002 - ACLU Sues DEA, CBI for Illegal Armed Home Invasion, False Imprisonment
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) filed suit today alleging that agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) violated the constitutional rights of a Pueblo family by conducting an illegal SWAT-type raid on the family's home with no warrant or other legal authority.

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