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The 2026 legislative session was a challenging one. As communities face extraordinary threats to their civil and constitutional rights across the country, Colorado lawmakers had a critical opportunity to enact key protections in our state and challenge bad bills that threaten those rights.

The ACLU of Colorado is tracking how your elected officials are voting on key legislation. In the 2026 legislative session, several pieces of critical civil rights legislation that would have protected or expanded Coloradans' constitutional rights failed to pass. Find out which lawmakers voted in line with ACLU of Colorado positions and learn more about some of the legislation that impacts our civil liberties.

In this newsletter, you’ll hear from our new executive director Olivia Mendoza, read about our recent legal victories, and learn about our latest litigation to protect Colorado voters and the rights of children in detention centers. You’ll also learn about our work at the legislature this session, this year’s lobby day, and our efforts to rein in automatic license plate reader cameras.

"We are deeply disappointed by this decision. This is a devastating, though hopefully only temporary, blow to the promise of the Colorado Constitution, to the rights of our unhoused neighbors, and to the lives and safety of everyone at risk of homelessness — which can happen to anyone."