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Cutoff of Medicaid Assistance to Legal Immigrants
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Apr 1, 2003 - Court Orders Temporary Halt to Medicaid Cutoffs in ACLU Suit on Behalf of Legal Immigrants
Granting an emergency motion filed by lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU), a federal court judge issued an order late this afternoon that temporarily stops the State of Colorado from cutting Medicaid medical assistance benefits to approximately 3500 legal immigrants in Colorado who cannot afford to pay for their own medical care.

Court's order granting temporary restraining order, April 1, 2003

Mar 27, 2003 - ACLU Sues to Stop Colorado's Planned April 1 Cutoff of Medical Assistance to Legal Immigrants
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) announced today the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge Senate Bill 176, a new Colorado law that cuts off medical assistance to about 3500 legal immigrants who are currently covered and who cannot afford to pay for their own medical care. The suit asks the Court to invalidate the law and to issue an emergency temporary restraining order before thousands of class members lose their medical assistance on April 1.

Complaint, Soskin v. Reinertson, filed March 27, 2003

Declaration of Greg Piche, ACLU cooperating attorney, filed March 28, 2003

Brief in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, filed March 28, 2003

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