Tag: Aclu
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Federal judge blocks ICE’s warrantless arrests in Colorado
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in an ACLU lawsuit challenging the federal immigration agents’ practice of warrantless arrests in Colorado. The judge also granted provisional class certification that extends the injunction statewide. “The court has confirmed what has been enshrined in federal law for decades: ICE cannot terrify our communities with their haphazard…
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Federal judge believes government would follow her orders on immigration detention ‘under normal circumstances’
A federal judge agreed on Thursday that she would allow a class of approximately 500 people in Colorado’s immigration detention to challenge the government’s refusal to set their bond, which she already found to be a likely violation of the law. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez said she was…
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Anger grows as Denver mayor extends Flock camera contract
Inside a modest equipment rental building in north Denver, close to 700 people gathered for a community town hall on Wednesday evening to call for Mayor Mike Johnston to turn off the city’s 111 Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras. Just hours before the meeting, Johnston announced that the city would extend its contract with the…
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ACLU sues Trump administration over ICE arrests in Colorado
The ACLU of Colorado has sued the Trump administration, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials carried out unlawful, warrantless arrests as part of a broad effort to detain immigrants living in the United States without legal status. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of a legal permanent resident, a “Dreamer” brought to the country…
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The end of Title 42 and the return to normal is ‘a real mess’ CU Law professor says
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No one has a crystal ball. But with the expiration of Title 42, one thing appears fairly certain: The return to “normal” is going to be messy. “We’re sort of back to the problems we used to have prior to Title 42,” said Megan Hall, an immigration lawyer who teaches refugee and asylum law at…
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New ACLU legal director Tim Macdonald on mentors and today’s top civil rights issues
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tim Macdonald always believed lawyers have a responsibility to give back to their communities and represent disenfranchised people. Now he’s stepping away from corporate law and taking his talents to the ACLU of Colorado full time. The organization picked Macdonald as its new legal director,…
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ACLU of Colorado names Tim Macdonald as legal director
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The ACLU of Colorado has chosen its first new legal director in nearly 30 years. Tim Macdonald, who led a landmark trial last year over Denver police’s use of force during the 2020 George Floyd protests, will replace retiring Mark Silverstein. Macdonald comes to the…
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Coalition of business, industry groups seek to stop ‘Fair Workweek’ bill
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A coalition of business and industry groups is rallying behind efforts to stop a proposal to require businesses to pay employees for showing up — even when they did not do any work because there’s not enough work that day. For workers, the situation could mean…
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ACLU of Colorado calls on local governments to let those with felony convictions run for office
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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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Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor
Colorado voters who made slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional in 2018 did not mean to abolish the state Department of Corrections’ prison labor program, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. A three-judge panel for the appellate court turned away the constitutional challenge of inmate A. Mark Lamar, who argued the general requirement that prisoners…