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Dec 02, 2014
Denver Authorizes Settlement with ACLU over Mistaken ID Arrests
DENVER – Last night, the Denver City Council voted to authorize a $337,250 settlement to compensate three ACLU clients who were the victims of mistaken identity arrests by Denver law enforcement. The City of Denver previously paid $232,000 in compensation to three additional people named in the same suit. In each case, the ACLU argued that Denver police deliberately ignored facts that demonstrated that they were arresting or causing the arrest of the wrong person and that Denver Sheriff Department deputies refused to investigate obvious red flags and repeated complaints from plaintiffs and their family that they were locking up the wrong person.
Dec 02, 2014
ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Mother Fired for Breastfeeding at Work
DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado and the ACLU Women’s Rights Project filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of Ashley Provino, a Grand Junction woman who was fired from her job, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws, for asserting her right to pump breast milk at work.
Nov 19, 2014
Statement of ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Nathan-Woodliff Stanley on the passing of ACLU volunteer Arlette Baer
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Nov 17, 2014
Denver Post Letter to the Editor: Should smoking be banned on Denver’s 16th Street Mall?
Nov 12, 2014
ACLU in the News: Durango Stops Enforcement of Unconstitutional Loitering Law
By Chuck Slothower Herald staff writer
The city of Durango has stopped enforcing a loitering ordinance after the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado argued the ordinance is unconstitutional.
Durango Police Chief James Spratlen, in an Oct. 24 memorandum, ordered officers to not arrest suspects or issue tickets for loitering. The policy change came after the ACLU of Colorado contacted city
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