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258 Court Cases
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Dec 16, 2019
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

Smith v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

This lawsuit, filed on behalf of immigration attorney Jennifer Smith, challenges what ICE describes as its “practice” of denying access to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process when the agency regards the attorney’s client as a “fugitive.”
Court Case
Nov 12, 2019
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  • Immigrant Justice

SAMIMI-GOMEZ et al v. THE GEO GROUP, INC. et al

In this lawsuit, the children of Kamyar Samimi seek to hold the Geo Group accountable for the wrongful death of their father. Mr. Samimi, a Legal Permanent Resident, died in December 2017, after two weeks in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility (ACDF), a for-profit detention center operated by GEO. The ACLU of Colorado’s investigation, which required a lawsuit to force ICE to release records under the Freedom of Information Act, revealed a gut-wrenching picture of his final days and reflected the inhumane conditions and lack of adequate medical care at ACDF.
Court Case
Oct 16, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Marceleno et al v. City of Greeley, Colorado

This lawsuit challenges a Greeley ordinance that bans all pedestrian presence in all medians throughout the city.
Court Case
Sep 25, 2019
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  • LGBTQ+ Equality

Moore v. Innosource, Inc.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a discrimination charge against InnoSource Inc. on behalf of Dashir Moore, a 32-year-old transgender man who was denied health care coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria and subsequent transition-related care.
Court Case
Aug 30, 2019
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

Landman v. Scott

In this case, the ACLU argues that public officials who operate their social media pages as opportunities for constituents to discuss issues of public importance are governed by the First Amendment. Accordingly, public officials cannot block posts from constituents because of the viewpoints they express.
Court Case
Jul 25, 2019
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion

Jensen et al v. Town of Fraser

In this First Amendment lawsuit, ACLU lawyers sued the Town of Fraser for prohibiting ACLU clients from posting communicative displays on their property that express their views on social and political issues.
Court Case
Apr 09, 2019
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  • Immigrant Justice

American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

This lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The ACLU seeks records requested 16 months earlier related to the arrest, detention, and subsequent in-custody death of Kamyar Samimi.
Court Case
Feb 01, 2019
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  • Freedom of Expression & Religion|
  • +1 Issue

Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship v. City of Fort Collins

Court Case
Dec 20, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Howard vs Denver

This lawsuit challenged two Denver policies that keep people in jail simply because of their poverty.