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8 Court Cases
Court Case
Sep 03, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

The People of the State of Colorado v. McGee

The ACLU of Colorado filed an Amicus Brief seeking to provide the Court with Colorado-specific context that counsels strongly against eroding the protection provided by a second competency evaluation by an evaluator of the raising party’s choice.
Court Case
Jun 12, 2025
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  • Racial Justice|
  • +3 Issues

Ruby Johnson v. Gary Staab and Gregory Buschy of the Denver Police Department

We sued two Denver Police Officers for searching our client's home based on an illegal search warrant lacking probable cause.
Court Case
Nov 25, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Colorado v. Gregg (Amicus)

The ACLU of Colorado filed an amicus brief with Spero Justice and Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel arguing that Colorado’s habitual sentencing scheme is unconstitutional.
Court Case
Nov 07, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Camp v. City of Westminster (Amicus)

We filed another amicus brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to conclude that Colorado’s longstanding equal protection guarantee is violated when two laws punish identical conduct in dramatically different ways.
Court Case
Oct 24, 2024
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

O’Connell v. Woodland Park School District (Amicus)

We participated as amicus in a case requesting the Colorado Supreme Court to provide clear guidance related to the judicially created “cure” doctrine that permits a state or local public body to ‘cure’ a prior violation of the Colorado Open Meetings Law by holding a subsequent complying meeting.
Court Case
Oct 09, 2024
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R.G. v. The People of the State of Colorado In the Interest of C.G. and N.G. (Amicus)

We signed onto an amicus brief with the Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, and Disability Law Colorado urging the Colorado Supreme Court to hold that a parent does not waive her right to a jury trial by not appearing in court when her lawyer is present.
Court Case
Nov 30, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Mobley v. City of Rifle (Amicus)

We filed an amicus brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to reaffirm Colorado’s longstanding equal protection guarantee.
Court Case
Nov 06, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +3 Issues

People v. Johnson and People v. Austin (Amicus)