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May 10, 2016

ACLU Files Discrimination Charges against Frontier Airlines on Behalf of Breast-Feeding Pilots

DENVER, Colo. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Colorado, and the law firm Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP today filed discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity...

May 9, 2016

Colorado Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Children from Solitary Confinement

DENVER - Statement of ACLU of Colorado Public Policy Director Denise Maes on HB 1328, a...

May 5, 2016

Colorado Springs Agrees to $100K Settlement to Compensate Victims of Debtors’ Prison Practices

DENVER – The City of Colorado Springs has agreed, as part of a $103,000 settlement with the ACLU of Colorado, to stop converting impoverished defendants’ fines into jail time, to stop sentencing defendants...

May 2, 2016

Bills to Protect the Rights of Poor Defendants in Municipal Court Receive Broad Bipartisan Support, Head to the Governor’s Desk

DENVER – The Colorado legislature passed two pieces of legislation in recent days to protect the rights of poor and vulnerable defendants in Colorado’s municipal courts. Both bills await Governor...

Apr 25, 2016

Colorado Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case of Bakery That Turned Away Gay Couple

DENVER – The Colorado State Supreme Court today decided to let stand an appellate court ruling that Masterpiece Cakeshop violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law when it refused to sell a same-sex couple...

Apr 13, 2016

Fact Sheet: HB 1309 - A Bill to Safeguard the Right to Counsel in Municipal Court

JAILED DEFENDANTS TOO POOR TO BOND OUT REQUIRE COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE

The U.S. Supreme Court has held the first appearance in court is a “critical stage” where the...

JAILED DEFENDANTS TOO POOR TO BOND OUT REQUIRE COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE

The U.S. Supreme Court has held the first appearance in court is a “critical stage” where the...