Press Releases

ACLU sues Denver Police Detective Over Unlawful SWAT-team Search of Montbello Grandmother’s Home

ACLU of Colorado lawyers filed suit today on behalf of Ruby Johnson — a 77-year-old grandmother whose Montbello home was subjected to a terrifying hours-long search last January by a Denver Police Department (DPD) SWAT team dressed out in body armor and carrying automatic weapons.

ACLU Sends Letters to 12 Colorado Governments Demanding They End the Unconstitutional Practice of Barring People with a Felony Conviction from Running for Office

In letters sent today to Weld County, and 11 Colorado cities and towns, ACLU of Colorado is demanding municipalities address unlawful restrictions in their charters that bar people with prior felony convictions from running for municipal office, most of them permanently.

ACLU of Colorado Celebrates 70 Years at Sold-out Event

This Thursday, ACLU of Colorado will host its annual event, Toward Liberty: Celebrating 70 Years of Action, (formerly known as the Bill of Rights event) at the Ritz-Carlton, Denver.

New Statewide ACLU Poll Finds Strong Support for Key Civil Rights Issues

Colorado likely voters want elected officials to address concerns including access to housing, mass incarceration, and the economy

ACLU Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Weaken Civil Rights Law

The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today urging the court to reject a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado civil rights law requiring businesses open to the public to treat customers equally.

ACLU Sues Boulder Over ‘Camping’ Bans That Punish People Experiencing Homelessness

A lawsuit filed today by ACLU of Colorado challenges the enforcement of two Boulder ordinances that target the city’s unhoused residents by criminalizing survival outdoors.

Settlement Reached in Frontier Airlines Pregnancy and Lactation Discrimination Lawsuit

The parties announced a settlement today in a case filed by four flight attendants who alleged that Frontier Airlines discriminates against pregnant and lactating employees.