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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.

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Jul 28, 2005

Denver Publishing Co. v. Board of County Commissioners, Arapahoe County

This case involves a clash of competing civil liberties interests: broad construction of the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) ensuring public access to government communications on the one hand, and the...

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Jun 14, 2005

Nash v. Whitman

This lawsuit, filed under the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act on behalf of Stephen and Vickie Nash and the ACLU, seeks disclosure of documents connected with the Denver Police Department’s internal...

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Dec 2, 2004

ACLU FOIA requests flush out political spying by FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force

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On December 2, 2004, the Colorado ACLU invoked the Freedom of...

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Sep 13, 2004

Colorado Election Rules and Procedures

After Congress enacted the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, Colorado passed legislation to implement HAVA’s requirements. One provision is designed to ensure that voters whose registration or...

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Aug 2, 2004

Town of Castle Rock v. Lewis

During a rock concert held on June 28, 2003, to mark the opening of a skate park in Castle Rock, Colorado, police arrested band member Daniel Lewis and took him to jail. He is charged with the crime of...

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Aug 1, 2004

Couture v. Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center

John Couture was hired as a phlebotomist by the Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center. During training, he disclosed that he was HIV positive, and he was then informed that he could not be a phlebotomist. He...

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