Press Releases

APRIL 25 IN THORNTON: Community Leaders to Call Out Threats to Medicaid, Demand Protection of Coverage for 126,000 CD8 Residents

Patients, parents, health care providers, state workers, and community advocates have invited Congressional Representative Gabe Evans to attend an April 25 community townhall about the future of Medicaid.

ACLU Mobilizes Concerned Constituents and Partners on President’s Day to Fight Back Against President Trump’s Attacks on Our Communities

With new civil liberties abuses coming to light daily and the Trump administration’s hubris showing no signs of abating, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado will host a town hall this President’s Day alongside community partners and constituents to educate, mobilize, and appl

ACLU of Colorado Sues Landlord for Threatening to Report Family to Immigration Authorities

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against an Aurora landlord today after repeated threats to report tenants to immigration authorities. The plaintiffs, proceeding under pseudonyms John Doe and Jane Roe, are a Venezuelan couple residing in Aurora, Colorado, with their two sons. Both Doe and Roe ha

ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Honored with Humanitarian Award from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission

On January 14, 2025, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission honored ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Deborah Richardson with the Honorable Dr. Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Award.

ACLU of Colorado Sues Elizabeth School District Over Book Bans

The ACLU of Colorado, representing C.C., a student at Elizabeth High School, E.S., a student in the Elizabeth School District (ESD), the NAACP – Colorado – Montana – Wyoming State Area Conference (NAACP), and the Authors Guild, sued the Elizabeth School District for removing books

ACLU of Colorado Demands that Colorado Bureau of Investigation Address Concerns after Former DNA Analyst Mishandled Numerous Cases

In a letter to the CBI, the ACLU of Colorado calls for a thorough, independent audit and demands transparency with the public about CBI’s response 

Habeas Petitions Filed by the ACLU Leads to the Release of Three People Unlawfully Detained by City of Pueblo 

On Friday, November 1, 2024, the ACLU of Colorado won three habeas petitions on behalf of three Colorado residents

ACLU of Colorado Sues Vail Over Removal of Native American Artist from Artist-in-Residency Program

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Danielle SeeWalker, a Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta artist and muralist, who was selected as Vail’s Artist in Residence for the Summer of 2024.

ACLU Demands Release of Grandfather Unlawfully Detained by City of Pueblo for Missing Court Dates

The ACLU of Colorado filed a habeas petition on behalf of Dean Lopez who was charged by Pueblo under a unique “contempt of court” municipal ordinance for missing court dates and is now being unlawfully detained on a 575-day sentence in the Pueblo County Jail.