News & Commentary
Aug 16, 2011
Denver to Pay $200,000 for Indiscriminate Mass Arrest at DNC
Settlement Terms Include Improvement in Police Policy on Crowd Control
Aug 02, 2011
ACLU Demand Letter Gets Results- Gypsum Post Office Stops Discriminatory Practice
Griselda Duarte Finally Receives her Post Office Box
Jul 28, 2011
ACLU Demands Gypsum Post Office Stop Discriminating Against Latinos
In a letter sent today, the ACLU of Colorado demands that the Gypsum Post Office stop discriminating against Latino residents who apply to rent a post office box. According to the ACLU, Latinos living in Gypsum who comply fully with applicable Postal Service regulations are arbitrarily and unjustifiably being denied the right to rent a post office box. Because the small Colorado mountain town provides no home mail delivery, a post office box is necessary for residents who want to receive any written correspondence through the mail.
Jul 27, 2011
ACLU of Colorado settles lawsuit asserting prisoner's constitutional right to outdoor exercise
For the first time in 15 years, Colorado death-row prisoner Nathan Dunlap will have the opportunity to exercise regularly in an area that is open to the sky and the elements, pursuant to a settlement of Mr. Dunlap’s lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) announced by the ACLU of Colorado today.
Jun 03, 2011
ACLU Calls on Candidates for Mayor to Speak on Police Brutality
The people of Denver will elect a Mayor in just a few short days and the sad fact is that neither candidate has made any attempt to communicate their views on one of the most important issues concerning Denver residents – police brutality.This is a sorry state of affairs. The candidates are afraid of the issue while we, in the community, are just plain afraid of the police.
May 26, 2011
ACLU Will Defend Colorado Man Arrested For Giving Trooper The Finger
The ACLU of Colorado announced today that it will provide free criminal defense services to Shane Boor, a 35-year-old Colorado man with no criminal record who faces criminal prosecution and a jail sentence for displaying his middle finger to an officer of the Colorado State Patrol.
May 24, 2011
ACLU lawyers sue state troopers who illegally entered Grand Junction home and killed Jason Kemp
“Recklessly deficient” police training asserted as a contributing factor in wrongful shooting death."
May 23, 2011
JeffCo Sheriff to pay $40K to settle claim of illegally imprisoning Colorado resident
As final settlement of a federal-court lawsuit filed last year, Jefferson County will pay $40,000 to ACLU client Luis Quezada, who spent 47 days illegally imprisoned in the Jefferson County jail in 2009 after federal immigration authorities said they wanted to investigate whether he was violating immigration laws.
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