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262 Court Cases
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Dec 12, 2010
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

Weise v. Casper

Court Case
Nov 17, 2010
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  • LGBTQ+ Equality|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU Demands Colorado Springs Area High School Rescind its Prohibition Against Apparel Promoting LGBT Equality

In a letter to school administrators sent yesterday, the ACLU demanded that Falcon High School rescind its prohibition against a student wearing a t-shirt that reads: “marriage is so gay.”
Court Case
Nov 12, 2010
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  • Immigrant Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Bautista v. United States

In this legal action, ACLU lawyers accuse officers of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of engaging in racial and ethnic stereotyping. They carried out an immigration roundup that violated the Fourth Amendment rights of dozens of Denver-area Spanish-speaking residents and resulted in the illegal arrest and illegal search of United States citizens and legal immigrants who had done absolutely nothing wrong.
Court Case
Oct 14, 2010
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU Asks Denver Police Internal Affairs to Re-open Investigation Into Racial Profiling Incident

Today the ACLU of Colorado asked the Denver Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau to re-open its investigation into two African-American citizens’ complaints of racial profiling arising from a traffic stop on February 13, 2009.
Court Case
Sep 24, 2010
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +2 Issues

When A Strip Search Isn't Enough: Dept. of Corrections' Degrading Addition to Searching Women

The ACLU and ACLU of Colorado called upon the Colorado Department of Corrections to abandon a new policy that subjects prisoners to degrading body cavity searches.
Court Case
Sep 4, 2010
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  • Student and Youth Rights|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU of Colorado Protects Colorado State University Students

CSU allows students to hang Amendment 44 flyers after involvement by the ACLU of Colorado.
Court Case
Sep 3, 2010
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

ACLU of Colorado Defends Right of Public Employee to Wear Button to Work

The ACLU of Colorado defended the right of a public employee to wear a three and one-half inch button that said “U.S. Out of Iraq.”
Court Case
Sep 3, 2010
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Legal Access for Prisoners at Yuma County Jail Improves

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office improved legal access for prisoners at the Yuma County Jail after ACLU of Colorado Staff Attorney Taylor Pendergrass raised concerns about the jail’s policy.
Court Case
Sep 3, 2010
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Seventh Day Adventist Prisoner Receives Proper Religious Diet