Tag:American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU, DOC Settle Lawsuit For $41 Million

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Corrections settled a class action lawsuit last week in which the DOC...

Challenges at Every Phase in ‘Crimmigration’ Practice

Current chaotic practices in the U.S. for addressing unlawful immigration such as family separations and varying municipal approaches to cooperating with Immigration and Customs...

ACLU, County Sheriff Embroiled in ‘ICE Hold’ Battle

In recent years, Colorado county sheriffs have largely declined to hold prisoners for federal immigration agencies. But the American Civil Liberties Union has been...

Bill Aims to Align National Standards for Municipal Courts

A bill introduced in the Colorado Senate aims to expand state-regulated public defense attorneys to municipal courts for indigent defendants. The Senate Judiciary Committee...