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Aug 22, 2024
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Colorado Health Network, Inc. and Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association v. City of Pueblo

The ACLU of Colorado sued the City of Pueblo to stop enforcement of a harmful new law prohibiting the operation of syringe exchange programs (SEPs) within city limits.
Court Case
May 23, 2024
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  • Government Transparency

Roane v. Elizabeth School District (Amicus)

We urge the Colorado Court of Appeals to not make it harder to sue the government over violations of Colorado's Open Meetings Law.
Court Case
Dec 04, 2023
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  • Women’s Rights

Freyer et al v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

In 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Colorado, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, and Towards Justice filed a lawsuit against Frontier Airlines for systematically denying its employees basic accommodations for pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Court Case
Nov 22, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

A.V. v. Douglas County School District RE-1, et al.

ACLU of Colorado sued the Douglas County School District, Douglas County Sheriff and several School Resource Officers for violating a student’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fourth Amendment.
Court Case
Oct 03, 2023
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

Ruths v. Woodland Park School District RE-2 et al.

Court Case
Jun 27, 2023
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

Billy Raymond Counterman v. People of CO (Amicus)

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Colorado, the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Coalition Against Censorship filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the First Amendment requires subjective intent to threaten, in addition to objectively threatening words, as an essential element of any true threat.
Court Case
Mar 21, 2023
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  • Immigrant Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Cisneros v. Elder (compensation for false imprisonment)

This case seeks monetary compensation for Saul Cisneros, who was illegally kept prisoner in the El Paso County Jail for almost four months after his daughter posted his bond.
Court Case
Apr 13, 2022
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  • Women’s Rights

Hodgkins et al v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Colorado, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, and Towards Justice filed two companion lawsuits against Frontier Airlines today for systematically denying its employees basic accommodations for pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Court Case
Aug 30, 2021
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Barnes v. City of Colorado Springs

The ACLU of Colorado sued three Colorado Springs police officers for racial profiling and biased policing.