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Feb 1, 2019
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion|
  • +1 Issue

Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship v. City of Fort Collins

In this case, on behalf of the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship, the ACLU asserted that the City of Fort Collins was unjustifiably invoking zoning and land use regulations in order to thwart the Fellowship's plan to provide outdoor lockers, accessible 24/7, for people experiencing homelessness to store their belongings.
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)

This lawsuit charges two Aurora police officers with racial profiling for forcibly removing Omar Hassan, a Black man, from an Aurora coffee shop. He had done nothing wrong.
Court Case
Jun 28, 2018
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  • Racial Justice

Crews v. Gerdjikian (Aurora police excessive force)

Court Case
Jun 5, 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 2, 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 8, 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