Court Cases

The ACLU of Colorado filed an amicus brief with the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition urging the Colorado Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling that fees for body-worn camera footage are not authorized by Colorado’s Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity Act passed in 2020.

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.

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 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.

The Colorado Supreme Court upholds the availability of the Colorado Open Records Act to parties litigating against an agency that holds public records

The ACLU of Colorado is investigating the implications of severe and pervasive misconduct by a Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) senior DNA analyst, Yvonne “Missy” Woods, as well as CBI’s response to Ms. Woods’ misconduct.

We urge the Colorado Court of Appeals to not make it harder to sue the government over violations of Colorado's Open Meetings Law.

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.”

This lawsuit is filed under Colorado’s open records laws and seeks disclosure of Castle Rock police department records related to the conduct of a police officer.