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May 18, 2017
Good policy-making (mostly) won out over partisan politics in the 2017 Legislative Session
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Apr 20, 2017
Colorado Springs Pays $212K to Settle ACLU Racial Profiling Suit
DENVER – The City of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $212,000 to settle a racial profiling lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Colorado alleging that Ryan and Benjamin Brown were pulled over because of their race, handcuffed, searched, and detained at gun point and taser point, all without legal justification.
Apr 12, 2017
ACLU of Colorado Files Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban
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Feb 22, 2017
Denver’s Park Banishment Program Ruled Unconstitutional
DENVER – A county court judge ruled this morning that Denver’s park exclusion directive is unconstitutional because it denies fundamental rights to due process. The court dismissed all charges against Troy Holm, an ACLU of Colorado client who faced a year in jail for entering a park after he was banned under the directive.
Feb 16, 2017
ACLU to Fort Collins: Sit-Lie Proposal is Outrageous, Cruel, and Absurd
DENVER – In a letter sent today, the ACLU of Colorado called on the Fort Collins City Council to abandon an “outrageous, cruel, and absurd” proposed ordinance that would make it a crime, punishable by up to 6 months in jail and fines of up to $2650, to sit, kneel, or lie down in a large portion of downtown, to sit for too long on public benches, or to have more “attended property” than a person can carry, such as a shopping cart filled with possessions.
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