Niemeyer v. Colorado (Amicus)
On October 30, 2023, we filed an amicus brief along with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers calling for the Colorado Supreme Court to recognize that a person held at a police station for...
Our legal team is constantly working on critical cases across the state. Below, you can find some of the cases we have been a part of.
On October 30, 2023, we filed an amicus brief along with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers calling for the Colorado Supreme Court to recognize that a person held at a police station for...
Plaintiff Logan Ruths was banned from school district property for a year. We sued, alleging Ruth’s exclusion had no legitimate basis and was thinly-veiled retaliation for speech the board disagreed with....
We argue that under the 287(g) Program, at the request of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), the Sheriff unlawfully prolongs the detention of people who are incarcerated who are otherwise...
In 2022, as part of our Systemic Equality Agenda, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging Boulder’s ordinance that criminalizes the city’s unhoused residents by making it a crime to sleep...
DENVER – As COVID-19 raged throughout Colorado jails and prisons, and more than 800 detainees at the El Paso County Jail tested positive for the virus, jail staff told incarcerated people begging for help...
DENVER – ACLU of Colorado filed a class action lawsuit today against Governor Polis and the Department of Corrections...