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Feb 12, 2016

ACLU of Colorado Establishes Fellowship Fund to Honor Bruce and Martha Sattler

2/12/16
To honor the memory of Bruce and Martha Sattler and their nearly 45 years of unwavering devotion to civil rights and civil liberties in Colorado, the ACLU of Colorado has established the...

2/12/16
To honor the memory of Bruce and Martha Sattler and their nearly 45 years of unwavering devotion to civil rights and civil liberties in Colorado, the ACLU of Colorado has established the...

Feb 10, 2016

ACLU Testimony on SB 64 - Bill to Allow Death Sentences from Non-Unanimous Juries

Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Nathan Woodliff-Stanley presented the following testimony to the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to SB 64, a bill that would have allowed death...

ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Nathan Woodliff-Stanley presented the following testimony to the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to SB 64, a bill that would have allowed death...

Feb 10, 2016

ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Former Professor Banned from Campus for Criticizing University

Freedom of Expression & Religion

DENVER - The ACLU of Colorado filed suit this morning on behalf of Danny Ledonne, a former professor who was banned by school officials from the Adams State University campus in Alamosa, CO after he created...

DENVER - The ACLU of Colorado filed suit this morning on behalf of Danny Ledonne, a former professor who was banned by school officials from the Adams State University campus in Alamosa, CO after he created...

Jan 26, 2016

Prepared ACLU Remarks to Colorado Springs City Council on the Proposed “Sit/Lie” Ordinance

Criminal Legal Reform

1/26/16
DENVER – This afternoon, the Colorado Springs City Council will once again consider a controversial proposal to make it a crime, punishable by up to a $500 fine on first offense and up to 90...

1/26/16
DENVER – This afternoon, the Colorado Springs City Council will once again consider a controversial proposal to make it a crime, punishable by up to a $500 fine on first offense and up to 90...

Jan 11, 2016

ACLU of Colorado Statement on the Revised “Sit-Lie” Ordinance in Colorado Springs

Criminal Legal Reform

1/11/15
DENVER – At a work session this afternoon, the Colorado Springs City Council will re-visit a controversial proposal to make it a crime, punishable by up to a $500 fine on first offense and up...

1/11/15
DENVER – At a work session this afternoon, the Colorado Springs City Council will re-visit a controversial proposal to make it a crime, punishable by up to a $500 fine on first offense and up...