ACLU of Colorado Statement on the 2024 Election

DENVER – The Associated Press has announced that Former President Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States.

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Blog: Black Votes Create Power

Living while Black is a struggle. Our Black communities fight to be seen and heard in many aspects of life. We fought to be treated as humans and have our basic human rights respected. We fought to be a part of communities and to gain voting rights.

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Blog: Celebrating Juneteenth and Our Collective Commitment for True Equality

Juneteenth is the celebration of the freedom of Black people from chattel slavery. One hundred and sixty years later, our fight to dismantle racial barriers and systemic inequities is far from over.

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Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order, Pueblo Syringe Exchange Programs Can Resume Services Immediately 

Today, the Pueblo County District Court ordered the City of Pueblo immediately to stop enforcing a harmful new ordinance that had prohibited syringe exchange programs within the city.

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Blog: 50 Years Since “Los Seis de Boulder”

In 1974, six Chicanx activists were killed in two distinct car bombings in Boulder, Colorado. On the night of May 27, 1974, Neva Romero, Reyes Martinez, and Una Jaakola were killed in a car explosion in Chautauqua Park.

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Oklahoma Travel Advisory

The American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLUs) of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, San Diego & Imperial Counties, Arizona, Arkansas and Texas are issuing a travel advisory for their residents about the threat of civil and constitutional rights violations when traveling...

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ACLU of Colorado urges Colorado Universities, Colleges, and Law Enforcement, to Honor the First Amendment rights of Pro-Palestine Protesters 

Students and faculty at public colleges and universities have a First Amendment right to express themselves freely and that includes political opinions, criticism of foreign governments or groups, and any speech against, or in favor of, any party or movement.

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ACLU of Colorado and ADL Mountain States Condemn Act of Vandalism at Martin Luther King Jr. Statue

The vandalism of the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument in Denver’s City Park is a heinous affront to our community and the legacies of those who struggled for the civil rights of Black, Brown and Indigenous communities.

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Blog: Nurturing Connections and Neutralizing Barriers

From 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, the Colorado State Capitol building is open to the public. It wasn’t until I got involved with the ACLU of Colorado’s PEAK (Public Education, Activism and Know your rights) Week earlier this year that I came to understand what that could mean for my ability to advocate for comprehensive change. 

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