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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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Sep 14, 2023

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

Freedom of Expression & Religion
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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Jun 27, 2023

Billy Raymond Counterman v. People of CO (Amicus)

Freedom of Expression & Religion
Status: Victory!

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Colorado, the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Coalition Against Censorship...

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Dec 13, 2020

Weikert et al. v. Bill Elder, Sheriff of El Paso County

Criminal Legal Reform

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...

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May 28, 2020

Winston v. Polis

Criminal Legal Reform

DENVER – ACLU of Colorado filed a class action lawsuit today against Governor Polis and the Department of Corrections...

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May 15, 2020

Barnes v. City of Colorado Springs

Criminal Legal Reform

This lawsuit charges that three Colorado Springs police officers, with their employer’s blessing, engaged in racial profiling and biased policing when they targeted Corey Barnes, a Black...

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Apr 8, 2020

Carranza v. Reams

Criminal Legal Reform

The Lawsuit Seeks an Emergency Order to Protect High-risk People in Jail From COVID-19


DENVER – A team of ACLU and civil rights attorneys...

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