Court Cases

ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against ICE to obtain additional records regarding the agency’s ramp-up plans to expand immigration detention across Colorado and Wyoming. The government has since produced heavily redacted documents revealing some new information about ICE's plans.

The ACLU of Colorado moved to intervene on behalf of Common Cause and individual Colorado voters in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data.

The ACLU of Colorado sent a letter to the Superintendent of Littleton Public Schools after being notified that a student was discouraged from sitting in protest during the Pledge of Allegiance.

We filed an amicus brief arguing that there is no Free Exercise Clause violation when a governmental body conditions a public benefit on a religion-neutral and generally applicable requirement.

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.

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.

The ACLU of Colorado joined civil rights groups and religious organizations to file an Amicus Brief arguing that there is no Free Exercise Clause violation when a governmental body conditions a public benefit on a religion-neutral and generally applicable requirement.

Danielle SeeWalker was selected as Vail’s summer 2024 Artist in Residence. But after she expressed her views on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Vail cancelled her residency. We sued Vail on behalf of Ms. SeeWalker for the town's unconstitutional viewpoint-based discrimination and retaliation.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against ICE to obtain records regarding the agency’s potential plans to expand immigration detention across Colorado and Wyoming.