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Solicitation ban allowed under 20 foot rule exemption Play Video
February 14, 2013 2:18 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS - Every door of every home and business in Colorado Springs now serves as a legal yard stick. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge Marsha Krieger affirmed the city's 20 foot solicitation boundary from the entryways of private buildings and residences within the city limits. The restriction... more » -
Judge allows part of solicitaion ban to stand
February 13, 2013 4:21 PM
DENVER - The judge presiding over the lawsuit between the City of Colorado Springs and the American Civil Liberties Union over the new Downtown solicitation ban has exempted one part of the law from her preliminary injunction. A news release issued by the city reads: Federal Judge Marsha... more » -
Council discusses options in panhandling fight
January 7, 2013 8:17 PM
Colorado Springs City Council members met with the city attorney Monday to decide what their next step will be in the legal fight over the downtown panhandling ban. Last month, as part of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, a federal judge issued an emergency injunction stopping... more » -
Decision on panhandling ban postponed until next week
December 13, 2012 7:19 PM
DENVER - A federal judge will soon decide whether to block the new downtown solicitation ban in Colorado Springs. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city on behalf of four individuals and four non-profit organizations and on the grounds that the law violates their free speech right. In... more » -
ACLU files lawsuit against city over panhandling ban Play Video
November 28, 2012 8:24 PM
The city of Colorado Springs has a new lawsuit on its hands as the American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the new 'downtown no solicitation zone'. They say it is unconstitutional and violates free speech. If nothing happens panhandlers, Salvation Army bell ringers, even street performers won't be asking... more » -
Denver settles DNC arrest lawsuit
October 13, 2011 1:43 PM
DENVER (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union and the city of Denver of have settled a lawsuit filed after the largest mass arrest during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch on Wednesday approved an agreement that ends a lawsuit brought by people who... more » -
ACLU: Words alone crime is disturbing
May 1, 2011 1:42 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it finds disturbing a conviction of a man based only on his words. A jury on April 6 convicted 23-year-old Zachrey Harris of a misdemeanor charge of bias-motivated harassment. He faces up to 18 months... more » -
ACLU sues over Boulder jail's mail policy
August 4, 2010 10:05 AM
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is suing over the Boulder County jail's policy of restricting inmates' outgoing mail to postcards. The ACLU claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Denver that the policy is unconstitutional because inmates are reluctant to freely express themselves and... more » -
Groups criticize Boulder's proposed underwear rules
July 20, 2010 10:24 AM
Civil rights advocates and a Muslim students' group want the Boulder City Council to reconsider proposed rules promoting decorum during council meetings. The rules, set for a vote in September, are intended to avoid the kind of incident that occurred earlier this year when a man stripped down to... more » -
$81 million a year donor halts gifts
December 11, 2009 10:02 AM
The American Civil Liberties Union has lost a quarter of its yearly donations after a major donor cut off $19 million in annual donations because of economic difficulties. David Gelbaum, a wealthy California conservationist, said he was indefinitely stopping the donations that had made him the New York-based group's... more »
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