Closing Solitary Confinement Unit Good for Budget and Public Safety

By Denise Maes

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ACLU-CO Statement on the death of Tom Clements, Colorado DOC Executive Director

March 20, 2013

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Colorado Springs City Council decides to repeal panhandling ban

“The ACLU of Colorado is pleased that Colorado Springs has decided to repeal this overbroad, ill-advised and unconstitutional ordinance.It was a tremendous overreach to try to forbid any and all solicitation in a huge 12-city block downtown area. The City was unable to cite a single case in which

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ACLU-CO Statement on the Passing of Civil Unions

March 12, 2013

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Appeals court upholds plan that would fund CO religious schools

Feb. 28, 2013

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FBI and Dept of Justice investigating 2010 death of Marvin Booker

February 21, 2013

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CO Cities Illegally Jail Poor People for Failure to Pay Fines

The

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Our 2013 Annual Membership Meeting was a great success!

On Saturday, Feburary 9th, over 100 ACLU of Colorado members came together for our annual membership meeting. Louise Melling, Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU and the Director of its Center for Liberty, spoke about increasing attempts to use religion to discriminate and how best to respond to such attempts, eliciting several thought-provoking questions from attendees.

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State Patrol agrees to $1M payment, major improvements to settle ACLU lawsuit

GRAND JUNCTION – The Colorado ACLU announced today a settlement agreement with the Colorado State Patrol that will resolve a federal court lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Jason Alan Kemp, who was shot and killed at his Grand Junction home in 2010 when he refused to allow state troopers into his home without a warrant.

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