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Colorado Domestic Violence Survivor Seeks Justice In International Tribunal (10/22/2008)
WASHINGTON – In the first case brought by a survivor of domestic violence against the U.S. before an international human rights tribunal, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hear testimony today by Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales), whose three daughters were kidnapped by her estranged husband and killed.

ACLU Responds To Arrest Of ABC Reporter In Denver (08/28/2008)
DENVER – Following news reports and a video showing Denver law enforcement agents ordering a reporter off a public sidewalk and pushing him into the street and later arresting him, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado called for renewed protection of the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press.

Damage Of Drug War On Prominent Display At Telluride Film Festival This Weekend (08/28/2008)
TELLURIDE, CO – The devastating impact of America's "war on drugs" will be on prominent display this weekend at the Telluride Film Festival with the premiere of "American Violet," a film based on the racially charged drug war scandal that rocked the town of Hearne, Texas, several years ago. Directed by Tim Disney and written by Bill Haney, the film stars Alfre Woodard, Will Patton and Tim Blake Nelson.

ACLU sues Denver on behalf of five innocent victims of "mistaken identity" arrests (08/11/2008)
DENVER - On behalf of five clients, the ACLU of Colorado filed suit today against the City and County of Denver and various Denver law enforcement officers, charging that in each case, "recklessly sloppy police work" resulted in the innocent plaintiff's arrest and imprisonment—as long as 26 days in one case—for crimes with which they had no connection whatsoever.

ACLU Sues Denver Seeking Disclosure Of DNC-Related Purchases Of Police Equipment (05/28/2008)
DENVER -- Invoking Colorado's open records laws, the ACLU of Colorado filed suit today in Denver District Court, asking that Denver be ordered to disclose records related to budgeting for and purchase of police equipment dating from January 2007, when Denver was selected as the host city for the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

In ACLU Lawsuit Regarding First Amendment Activity During DNC, Parties Agree On Some Issues; Additional Issues Remain For Federal Court Resolution (05/23/2008)
DENVER -- Attorneys representing the City and County of Denver and the Secret Service, and ACLU of Colorado attorneys representing twelve advocacy organizations, filed documents late Thursday evening in federal district court indicating that they had reached agreement on some of the issues raised in an ACLU lawsuit filed May 1 that seeks to protect the right of free expression during the time of the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August, 2008.

ACLU Applauds Boulder Valley School District's Decision To Limit Searches Of Students' Cell Phone Text Messages (04/21/2008)
A spokesperson for the ACLU of Colorado announced today that it welcomes a decision of the Boulder Valley School District ("BVSD") to limit searches of students' cell phone text messages, an issue the ACLU raised in a letter made public in October, 2007. In that letter, the ACLU asserted that non-consensual searches of text messages violate a Colorado criminal statute designed to protect the privacy of telephone and electronic communications.

ACLU announces settlement of 4-year-old lawsuit over Colorado (03/05/2008)
The ACLU of Colorado announced today a settlement of a four-year-old legal battle over state regulations that apply to rallies, demonstrations, and other First Amendment activity on the West steps of the Capitol Building and nearby locations administered by the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA).

ACLU and ACLU of Colorado Urge University of Colorado Not to Fire Professor (07/19/2007)
In an open letter to the University of Colorado Board of Regents released today, the ACLU and the ACLU of Colorado urged the Board to reject the recommendation of CU President Hank Brown to terminate Professor Ward Churchill. President Brown’s decision ran counter to the majority of the Appeals Panel of the Privilege and Tenure Committee, which concluded that dismissal was not warranted.

ACLU Sues White House Staffers for Ejecting Denver Residents from Bush Event (03/15/2007)
DENVER, CO - The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a complaint against three White House staffers for illegally ejecting Denver residents from a taxpayer-funded town hall with President Bush, even though they had done nothing to disrupt the event. The residents, who have been dubbed the “Denver 3” by the media, were singled out because of an anti-war bumper sticker on their car

ACLU of Colorado Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Innocent Woman Who Was Wrongfully Arrested and Jailed Due to "Recklessly Sloppy" Police Work (02/12/2007)
DENVER - In a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado charged that a Denver police officer's "recklessly sloppy" police work - which included false statements and crucial omissions in an affidavit the officer submitted to a judge - caused a local woman with no criminal record to be falsely arrested and jailed for an incident with which she had no connection whatsoever.

Colorado Woman Was Wrongly Arrested, Jailed and Strip Searched, ACLU Charges (10/17/2006)

ACLU of Colorado Challenges Abuse of Prisoners in Garfield County Jail (07/19/2006)
DENVER, CO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a sweeping class action lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of prisoners in the Garfield County Jail who have been subjected to widespread excessive force by deputies’ misuse and abuse of pepperball guns, restraint chairs, Tasers, pepper spray, and electroshock belts.

Colorado Springs Police Refuse to Release Records on Brutal Beating of African American Man, Says ACLU (06/13/2006)
COLORADO SPRINGS -- Seeking to block the release of records from an investigation into charges of serious police misconduct, the city of Colorado Springs has filed a lawsuit against the American Civil Liberties Union, announced the civil liberties group today.

ACLU Launches Nationwide Action Against NSA Snooping on Americans’ Phone Calls (05/24/2006)
NEW YORK -- Responding to reports that phone companies are turning over private details about Americans’ telephone calls to the National Security Agency, the American Civil Liberties Union today launched a nationwide initiative to end illegal government spying.

ACLU Says Colorado Governor’s Veto of Emergency Contraception Legislation Puts Politics Above Women’s Health (04/14/2006)
DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union today denounced a decision by the Governor of Colorado to veto legislation that would have allowed women to obtain emergency contraception (EC) directly from a pharmacist without needing a doctor’s prescription.

FBI Spied on Denver Bookstore and Anti-War Protesters, New Documents Reveal (03/28/2006)
DENVER -- As part of a “domestic terrorism” investigation, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force conducted surveillance of a Denver bookstore on February 15, 2003 and monitored 40 people who gathered there to carpool to an anti-war demonstration in Colorado Springs later that day, according to an FBI report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado.

After ACLU of Colorado Intervention, High School Student Suspended for Off-Campus Internet Posting Is Back in School (02/21/2006)
LITTLETON, CO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that an agreement has been reached between Littleton High School and school authorities and junior Bryan Lopez, who was suspended for posting satirical commentary about the school the Internet.

New Documents Show FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Targeting Peaceful Protest Activity in Colorado (12/08/2005)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today released documents revealing that the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) is tracking information on peaceful protesters, including names and license plate numbers.

ACLU Defends Colorado Bus Rider Arrested by Homeland Security for Not Showing ID (11/23/2005)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that its attorneys will defend Deborah Davis, a Denver-area passenger on a public bus who declined to produce identification and was subsequently arrested, handcuffed and removed by Homeland Security officers at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood. Davis is scheduled to appear in federal district court on December 9 to face criminal charges stemming from her failure to show ID.

Following ACLU Lawsuit, Colorado Springs High School Ends Second-Class Status for Gay-Straight Alliance (11/22/2005)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today announced a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit it had filed against Colorado Springs School District 11 on behalf of the Palmer High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) in 2003. The school board approved the settlement at its meeting Monday evening.

6,000 Coloradoans Illegally Excluded from Voting, Says ACLU (11/03/2005)
DENVER -- While thousands of Colorado citizens cast their ballots on November 1, more than 6,000 Coloradoans were illegally excluded from the polls by a state statute enacted in the early 1990s, according to Mark Silverstein, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado.

Colorado Agrees to Restore Jewish Prisoner's Kosher Diet in Response to ACLU Lawsuit (10/13/2005)
COLARADO SPRINGS -- In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado the Department of Corrections (DOC) has agreed to resume providing kosher meals to Timothy Sheline, a Jewish prisoner whose kosher diet was revoked for one year as punishment for allegedly violating a minor dining hall rule.COLARADO SPRINGS -- In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado the Department of Corrections (DOC) has agreed to resume providing kosher meals to Timothy Sheline, a Jewish prisoner whose kosher diet was revoked for one year as punishment for allegedly violating a minor dining hall rule.

New Documents Show FBI Targeting Peaceful Protesters in Colorado as Potential Terrorists (08/02/2005)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today released new documents that it says confirm that the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) is inappropriately treating people who engage in peaceful protest as potential terrorists.

ACLU Sues Denver Police for Records of Internal Investigations Related to "Spy Files" Controversy (06/14/2005)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a lawsuit against the Denver Police Department seeking disclosure of the records of internal investigations that were prompted by the Spy Files controversy in 2002 and 2003.

ACLU of Colorado Supports Free Speech Rights of University Professor Ward Churchill (02/07/2005)
DENVER -- The First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution protects University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill's right to speak or write his opinions and it protects the rights of his detractors to say they do not like what he wrote or said. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado stands firmly for these rights of free speech.

ACLU Tells Federal Appeals Court that HIV Positive Health Care Workers Pose No Threat to Others (01/06/2005)
DENVER - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today urging the court to allow a discrimination suit to go forward that was brought by a phlebotomist who was fired after notifying his employer that he was HIV positive.

Citing Evidence of FBI Political Spying, ACLU of Colorado Seeks Government Files on Behalf of 16 Groups and 10 Individuals (12/02/2004)
DENVER -- At a news conference today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado presented documentary evidence that the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (""JTTF""), contrary to its public statements, has been collecting information about the peaceful protest activities of Colorado residents and the constitutionally protected activities of law-abiding advocacy groups.

ACLU Settles Lawsuit Challenging Censorship Policies in Colorado Prisons (11/30/2004)
DENVER--The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that it has settled its lawsuit challenging the state's broad censorship of books, newspapers, magazines, and political commentary available to prisoners.

ACLU Sues City of Colorado Springs For Denying Permit to Peaceful Protestors During NATO Conference (03/15/2004)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today sued the City of Colorado Springs, saying that city officials violated the First Amendment when they denied a permit request from six peace and justice activists to hold a protest on a public sidewalk across from a hotel hosting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conference last October.

Citing Deaths in Police Custody, ACLU of Colorado Calls For Limits on Use of Electroshock Weapons (02/26/2004)
DENVER--Citing an increasing number of in-custody deaths associated with law enforcement use of electroshock weapons, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today called on Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman to tighten the department's use-of-force policy and restrict officers' use of the taser to situations that present a true threat to human life or safety.

ACLU Names Colorado Attorney General as Defendant in Challenge to Criminal Libel Law (02/19/2004)
DENVER-- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that it has added Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar as a defendant in a lawsuit that asks a federal court to declare Colorado's criminal libel statute unconstitutional.

ACLU Sues Denver Police Over Failure to Disclose Results of Investigation Into Citizen's Racial Profiling Complaint (01/28/2004)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a lawsuit today against the Denver Police Department seeking disclosure of the records of an internal investigation concerning a man's racial profiling complaint.

ACLU of Colorado Sues To Stop County's Criminal Libel Investigation Over "Howling Pig" Newsletter (01/08/2004)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a lawsuit in federal district court to stop Weld County law enforcement authorities from pursuing a criminal investigation and prosecution of Thomas Mink, the publisher of a satiric Internet-based publication called ""The Howling Pig.""

ACLU of Colorado Challenges Law Forcing Public School Teachers and Students to Recite the Pledge of Allegiance (08/12/2003)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires teachers and students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day in all Colorado public schools.

ACLU and Denver Officials Agree to Resolve Lawsuit over Notorious Police "Spy Files" (04/17/2003)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today announced the settlement of its landmark lawsuit challenging the Denver Police Department's practice of monitoring and recording the peaceful protest activities of local residents and keeping criminal intelligence files on the free-speech activities of law-abiding advocacy groups, some of who were falsely labeled as "criminal extremist."

Following ACLU Intervention, Colorado Business Owner Resumes Upside-Down Flag Display to Protest War (04/15/2003)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that as a result of an agreement with city officials, a local business owner may resume displaying the American flag upside-down in his store window to express his views on the war in Iraq.

ACLU of CO Sues to Stop State's April 1 Cutoff of Medical Aid to Legal Immigrants (03/27/2003)
DENVER-- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking to stop the April 1 implementation of a new state law that cuts off medical assistance to about 3,500 legal immigrants who are currently covered and who cannot afford to pay for their own medical care.

La ACLU de Colorado Demanda al Estado para ponerle alto al Corte de Asistencia Medica para Inmigrantes Legales el Primero de Abril (03/27/2003)
Denver-A Unión de Libertades Civiles de Estados Unidos de Colorado hoy metió una demanda en la corte federal en nombre de un grupo de personas afectadas que buscan poner alto a la implementación de un nueva ley estatal que a partir del 1ro de abril cortará toda asistencia médica a aproximadamente 3,500 inmigrantes legales que actualmente la reciben ya que no pueden pagar su propio cuidado médico.

La ACLU de Colorado Demanda al Estado para ponerle alto al Corte de Asistencia Medica para Inmigrantes Legales el Primero de Abril (03/27/2003)
Denver-A Unión de Libertades Civiles de Estados Unidos de Colorado hoy metió una demanda en la corte federal en nombre de un grupo de personas afectadas que buscan poner alto a la implementación de un nueva ley estatal que a partir del 1ro de abril cortará toda asistencia médica a aproximadamente 3,500 inmigrantes legales que actualmente la reciben ya que no pueden pagar su propio cuidado médico.

Private Prisoner Transport Company Pays Damages in Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault and Death Threats Against Woman (03/14/2003)
DENVER-- A woman who was sexually assaulted and threatened with death by a guard during a four-day prisoner transport accepted a settlement in which the guard and the private prisoner transport company that employed him agreed to pay money damages, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

CO Springs Police Conducted Surveillance for Denver "Spy Files," ACLU Reveals (11/21/2002)
DENVER--The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today released documents revealing that the Colorado Springs Police department spied on peaceful critics of government policy and sent its information directly to the Denver Police Department for its controversial "spy files."

After ACLU Intervenes, City Officials Drop Effort to Obtain Gag Order Against CO Newspaper (11/08/2002)
COLORADO SPRINGS -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado declared victory today after city officials withdrew a lawsuit that sought to prevent a weekly newspaper from publishing a news story critical of a local police officer.

As Graduation Approaches, Colorado Family Asks Court to End School-Sponsored Religious Exercises (05/23/2002)
DENVER--An Eastern Colorado family that has asked the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado for help in ending religious exercises in a Kiowa County public school is expected to testify in federal district court this Friday, the ACLU said today.  Sean Shields and his family are asking a school to end its endorsement of religion at graduation and other events.

ACLU Applauds Decision Striking Down Colorado's Parental Notification for Abortion Act (04/17/2002)
DENVER - Appreciating that young pregnant women facing a medical crisis must have immediate access to abortion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today held unconstitutional Colorado's law requiring parental notice for teens seeking abortions. 

ACLU Sues Private Prisoner Transport Company over Sexual Assault and Death Threats Against Woman (04/11/2002)
DENVER-- An employee of a private prisoner transport company sexually assaulted a woman during a four-day trip and threatened to shoot her if she reported him, the American Civil Liberties Union charged today in a lawsuit that highlights the disturbing trend of sexual abuse and harassment of women prisoners by correctional staff. 

After Eight Deaths in Colorado Jail, ACLU Files Lawsuit Over Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners (04/02/2002)
DENVER--Saying that the El Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs has failed to protect and provide adequate resources for prisoners with serious mental health needs, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a federal class action lawsuit against prison officials. 

ACLU of Colorado Seeks to Close Denver Police "Spy Files" on Peaceful Protesters, Including Quakers and 73-Year-Old Nun (03/28/2002)
DENVER--The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a class action lawsuit challenging the Denver Police Department's practice of monitoring and recording the peaceful protest activities of local residents and law-abiding advocacy groups and falsely labeling a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Quaker organization and a 73-year-old nun ""criminal extremists.""

ACLU Letter to Denver Mayor Wellington Webb: Denver Police Files (03/11/2002)
Wellington E. Webb, MayorCity and County of Denver1437 Bannock Street, Suite 350Denver, Colorado 80202

ACLU Seeks to Close Secret Files on Peaceful Protests Kept By Denver Police (03/11/2002)
DENVER -- In a news conference today, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado demanded that the Denver Police Department stop monitoring and recording the peaceful protest activities of Denver-area residents and keeping files on the expressive activities of law-abiding advocacy organizations. 

ACLU of CO Sues Federal and State Law Enforcement Agencies Over Illegal SWAT Raid on Family (02/20/2002)
According to the ACLU lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Dan and Rosa Unis and their two college-aged sons, on August 19, 2000, the family was peacefully enjoying the privacy of their home when ""black-masked, black-helmeted men brandishing automatic weapons and wearing all-black uniforms with no insignias suddenly burst into the house unannounced, kicked the family's dog across the floor and ordered the entire family to "get on the fucking floor." 

Proliferation of Surveillance Devices Threatens Privacy (07/11/2001)
WASHINGTON -- Over the past several days, a troubling expansion in the way technology is being used in the surveillance of ordinary Americans has come to light. In response, we are today joining together to call on all state and local governments to stop using these dangerous technologies now before privacy in America is so diminished that it becomes nothing more than a fond memory. 

ACLU of Colorado Challenges School Censorship of 8-Year-Old's Science Project on Racism (02/28/2001)
BOULDER, CO--In a letter sent to local school officials, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is demanding that an unconstitutional policy that resulted in banning a third- grader's project from a science fair be changed.

ACLU Protests Cameras in Colorado Schools (01/25/2001)
BOULDER, CO -- The Boulder County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union doesn't want "Big Brother" watching high school students, The Daily Camera reported.

ACLU of Colorado Seeks Details on Secret Agreement to Ban Reference to Christopher Columbus at Parade (09/29/2000)
While the ACLU recognizes that private parties can bargain away constitutional rights, and even ask the government to enforce such agreements, it must be determined in the light of full information that the government has not coerced parties into the agreement. 

Colorado Court Strikes Down Parental Notification for Abortion Act (08/17/2000)
DENVER, CO -- Recognizing the critical need of young women facing a medical crisis to have immediate access to abortion, a U.S. District Court in Colorado today held unconstitutional a law that would have prevented pregnant teens from getting an abortion unless they notified a parent.

ACLU Declares Victory in Challenge to Colorado "Anti-profanity" Regulation (07/06/2000)
DENVER, CO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) declared victory today in a free speech case, saying that the State of Colorado has agreed to stop enforcing a regulation that forbids owners of bars and restaurants from "permitting profanity" on their premises.

Top Cops Call on Next President to Form National Commission on Police Misconduct (06/03/2000)
DENVER -- According to a story in today's Denver Post, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is calling for the creation of a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of law enforcement nationwide in the wake of police misconduct and racial profiling incidents in a variety of communities.

Acting on Behalf of Inmates and Local Publishers, ACLU Challenges Censorship in Colorado Prisons (03/22/2000)
DENVER, CO -- Acting on behalf of eight local publishers and the prisoners who want to read their papers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a federal court challenge to the censorship of books, newspapers, magazines, and political commentary by the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Settlement of CO Strip-Search Case Ends Practice for Federal Jobs Corps Participants Nationwide (03/01/2000)
DENVER, CO -- The successful settlement here of a federal civil rights lawsuit brought against the Department of Labor to stop strip-searches of Job Corps participants will end the practice nationwide, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado said today.

"No-Knock" Warrant Resulting in Denver Man's Death Should Not Have Been Issued, ACLU Says (12/06/1999)
DENVER -- The no-knock search warrant that authorized a Denver police team to enter the home of Ismael Mena on September 29 should never have been issued, the ACLU said today.

ACLU Challenges Ban on Profanity in Colorado (09/16/1999)
COLORADO SPRINGS -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed suit and challenged a Colorado regulation that bars profanity in bars and restaurants that sell liquor.

ACLU of Colorado Praises Swift Investigation in Car-Chase Beating (08/26/1999)
DENVER--One week after news channels aired video footage of Denver police beating suspects in a car chase, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado praised the swift response by city officials.

White Separatist Defends Racial Profiling at Police Meeting (08/20/1999)
DENVER -- When police officials from around the country gathered here on Aug. 14 for a debate on racial profiling, many were surprised to hear that one side would be argued by someone with a white separatist background, The New York Times reports.