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Court Case
Dec 20, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Howard v. Denver

This lawsuit challenged two Denver policies that keep people in jail simply because of their poverty.
Court Case
Jun 28, 2018
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  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Hassan v. Williby (Aurora Police Racial Profiling)

Court Case
Jun 28, 2018
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  • Racial Justice

Crews v. Gerdjikian (Aurora police excessive force)

Court Case
Jun 05, 2018
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion|
  • +1 Issue

City of Durango v. Nocella

In this case, the ACLU successfully defended Anthony Nocella, whom the City of Durango charged with parading without a permit and obstructing the streets during a protest held on the day of Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017.
Court Case
Mar 22, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Bailey v. Teller County

Court Case
Feb 02, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Aragon v. Raemisch (Hepatitis C Litigation)

This class action lawsuit, filed in 2017, challenges the Colorado Department of Corrections’ systematic denial of life-saving treatment to more than 2,200 prisoners suffering from chronic Hepatitis C.
Court Case
Nov 08, 2017
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Still v. City of Colorado Springs

This lawsuit challenges a policy of the El Paso County Jail that unjustly and unconstitutionally requires pretrial detainees who are granted release on personal recognizance to be held in jail if they are unable to pay a county-imposed fee of $55.
Court Case
Oct 26, 2017
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Denver Parks Exclusion Directive; Denver v. Troy Holm

Court Case
Sep 21, 2017
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Cunningham v. Birch; Ryan v. Birch (Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions)

The ACLU of Colorado filed this class action lawsuit in federal court against the Colorado agency that administers the Medicaid program. It is filed on behalf of thousands of low-income Coloradans suffering from Hepatitis C who have been denied access to life-saving treatment due to Colorado Medicaid restrictions that force them to incur serious harm to their health before gaining access to the cure.