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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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Dec 4, 2023

Freyer et al v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

Status: Victory!

In 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Colorado, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, and Towards Justice filed a lawsuit against Frontier Airlines for systematically denying...

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Nov 30, 2023

Mobley v. City of Rifle (Amicus)

Status: In State Supreme Court

We filed an amicus brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to reaffirm Colorado’s longstanding equal protection guarantee.

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Nov 22, 2023

A.V. v. Douglas County School District RE-1, et al.

Status: Won

DENVER – ACLU of Colorado filed suit in March 2021 against the Douglas County School District, Douglas County Sheriff and several School Resource Officers (SROs) after they aggressively handcuffed an eleven...

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Nov 6, 2023

People v. Johnson and People v. Austin (Amicus)

Status: In State Supreme Court

On November 6, 2023, we filed two amicus briefs together with the MacArther Justice Center and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, in two jury selection cases before the Colorado Supreme...

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Oct 3, 2023

Ruths v. Woodland Park School District RE-2 et al.

Status: Victory!

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....

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Sep 14, 2023

VoteAmerica, et al. v. Schwab, et al. (Amicus)

Status: On appeal

On September 14, 2023, we filed an amicus brief together with the national ACLU and several other ACLU affiliates in VoteAmerica, et al. v. Schwab, et al., a voting rights and First Amendment case in the...

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