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Oct 12, 2016
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Racially Biased Policing in Colorado Springs
DENVER – In a lawsuit filed this morning against Colorado Springs police officers and the City of Colorado Springs, the ACLU of Colorado charged that two young African-American men were victims of the police department’s “custom and practice” of engaging in racially-biased policing and carrying out groundless, racially-motivated stops and searches.
Oct 06, 2016
ACLU Seeks Info into Denver Police Use of Social Media Surveillance
Denver’s Spy Files Past Raises Serious Concerns about “Geofeedia” Acquisition
Sep 29, 2016
ACLU of Colorado to Honor John Parvensky, Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, and Gail Johnson as 2016 Civil Rights Award Recipients
Sep 19, 2016
ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Colorado Medicaid Over Unlawful Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions
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Sep 08, 2016
Darsean Kelly Knew His Rights. He Got Tased Anyway.
Police in Aurora, Colorado, got a call about a man pulling a gun on a kid. They had no description of the suspect. On their way to the scene, they stopped two Black men walking down the sidewalk.
Sep 01, 2016
ACLU of Colorado Statement on Denver’s New Park Banishment Directive
DENVER – Yesterday, Denver officials announced a new directive empowering police to unilaterally ban people from public parks based on an accusation of perceived drug use. According to the directive, a person does not need to be charged, tried, or convicted of any crime for a ban notice, which is punishable by jail if violated, to be issued.
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