All Cases

253 Court Cases
Court Case
Jul 30, 2025
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  • Government Transparency

City of Boulder v. Yellow Scene Magazine (Amicus)

The ACLU of Colorado filed an amicus brief with the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition urging the Colorado Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling that fees for body-worn camera footage are not authorized by Colorado’s Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity Act passed in 2020.
Court Case
Jun 20, 2025
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

National Public Radio, Inc., et al., v. Donald Trump, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Colorado filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the enforcement of President Trump’s recent executive order targeting National Public Radio (NPR) and threatening local public radio stations.
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
May 07, 2025
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  • Immigrant Justice|
  • +1 Issue

D.B.U. et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al.

The ACLU of Colorado filed an emergency class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado to halt removals of Coloradans under the Alien Enemies Act.
Court Case
Apr 07, 2025
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  • Immigrant Justice

J.P.P. v. DHS, et al.

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit to halt the illegal deportation of J.P.P., a Venezuelan asylum seeker, to El Salvador.
Court Case
Mar 25, 2025
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  • Voting Rights

Citizens Project et al. v. City of Colorado Springs

The ACLU of Colorado and the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project joined a lawsuit challenging Colorado Springs’ unusual election timing, which violates many of its minority citizens’ rights.
Court Case
Mar 17, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Beagle v. People (Amicus)

The ACLU of Colorado filed an amicus brief arguing that Colorado’s Sexually Violent Predator designation is punishment.
Court Case
Feb 24, 2025
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

League of Women Voters of Greeley, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Weld County (Amicus)

Voters challenged the election map adopted by the Weld County Board of County Commissioners arguing that it must comply with the Colorado state redistricting statutes.
Court Case
Feb 19, 2025
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Griffith v. El Paso County, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Colorado filed an Amicus Brief in support of Ms. Griffith, a transgender woman's, equal protection challenge to her pretrial confinement in the El Paso County jail, where she was assigned to the male housing unit and denied access to women’s commissary items.