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Court Case
May 14, 2026
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  • Unhoused Peoples' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Feet Forward, et al. v. City of Boulder, et al.

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit challenging Boulder’s ordinance that criminalizes the city’s unhoused residents by making it a crime to sleep outside with a blanket.
Court Case
Jul 11, 2016
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

City of Wheat Ridge v. Taylor

The Wheat Ridge Municipal Court violated a Colorado law banning debtor’s prison practices by sentencing a homeless man to jail because he could not pay a fine, according to a filing made on his behalf by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado.
Court Case
May 05, 2011
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

City of Boulder v. Madison

Homeless persons in Boulder are at risk of being prosecuted under a city ordinance that prohibits “camping.”