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DENVER – After five years of litigation that included a precedent-setting decision by the Colorado Supreme Court and two stops at the Court of Appeals, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has finally compensated S
In a detailed 35-page ruling Boulder district court judge Robert Gunning concluded that ACLU lawyers had adequately alleged that Boulder violates the state constitution when it enforces its “camping” ban against persons experiencing homelessness who cannot access indoor shelter.
ACLU of Colorado proudly announces Tim Macdonald as its new Legal Director. Macdonald is a nationally recognized litigator who most recently served as Managing Partner at Arnold & Porter’s (A&P) Denver office.
ACLU of Colorado is proud to announce Stephanie Schweitzer Garza as its new Director of Philanthropy. Schweitzer Garza previously served as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP).
In a three-day trial set to begin January 24 in Teller County District Court in Cripple Creek, Colorado, ACLU of Colorado lawyers will argue that Sheriff Jason Mikesell violates a Colorado statute and the Colorado Constitution by enforcing federal immigration law pursuant to an agreement with ICE.
ACLU of Colorado lawyers filed suit today on behalf of Ruby Johnson — a 77-year-old grandmother whose Montbello home was subjected to a terrifying hours-long search last January by a Denver Police Department (DPD) SWAT team dressed out in body armor and carrying automatic weapons.