Tag: Aclu Of Colorado
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ACLU of Colorado calls on local governments to let those with felony convictions run for office
The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to 12 Colorado governments Wednesday, demanding they stop barring people with felony convictions from running for public office. This warning comes after the ACLU successfully sued Aurora last year for the city charter’s prohibition of former felons from holding elected office. An Arapahoe County judge permanently blocked Aurora…
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Aurora City Council votes to allow people with felony convictions to run for council
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time in 60 years, Aurora residents with felony convictions will be permitted to run for City Council after the council voted to lift its ban Monday. The city code will now be…
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ACLU sues Douglas County officials for handcuffing 11-year-old with autism for scratching classmate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Douglas County School District, Sheriff Tony Spurlock and several school resource officers for handcuffing an 11-year-old boy with autism for scratching his classmate. ACLU is suing for the violation of the child’s rights under the Americans…
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ACLU of Colorado premieres “The Facility” a documentary about Aurora’s GEO detention center Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For decades, many Aurora residents were unaware that there was a for-profit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in their backyard. But as immigration became a hot-button issue, the center was thrust into the spotlight. On Friday, that spotlight will get a bit…
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ACLU files lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff over record COVID-19 outbreak at jail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the coronavirus swept through Colorado’s penal institutions, El Paso County jail inmates went months without access to masks, even facing threats of discipline if they tried to use bed sheets or underwear as face coverings, the ACLU of Colorado said Sunday in a class-action…