Tag: ACLU

Amendments to strip off an expected fiscal note are on the way for a bill sponsors say would protect those with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities from being placed in solitary confinement while incarcerated.

Denver legislators Sen. Pat Steadman and Rep. Mark Ferrandino saw their bill challenged by faith-based opponents of same-sex civil unions Monday, with some calling for tough love to bring those who had entered into sin back into the fold.

A bill to reduce the numbers of mentally ill and developmentally disabled prisoners in solitary confinement was introduced Monday by Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, and Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder.

A bill compelling local governments in Colorado to comply with the controversial federal Secure Communities program passed its first hurdle today on a 7-4 committee vote, with Rep. John Soper, D-Thornton, being the lone Democrat voting in favor of the bill.

An Arizona copy cat bill Wednesday was given a brief reprieve when it was laid over until Monday in committee. While the sponsor of the legislation called for HB 1107 to be killed in light of considerable constitutional concerns, the bill's predicted death does not seal the tomb of immigration legislation this session.

The ACLU of Colorado says a bail bonds bill targeting illegal immigrants interferes with the constitutional rights of all Coloradans. Colorado State Rep. Mark Barker, R-Colorado Springs, said his bill creates a level playing field.

Do Philip Anschutz and the Coors family really care how county commissioners are elected in Fremont County, Wyoming? Hard to say, but they are helping to bankroll a non-profit Lakewood law firm that seems to care a great deal.

In its latest move against this year's federal health care law, Pat Robertson's Christian-right American Center for Law and Justice filed a brief in...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado joined with other ACLU affiliates Wednesday in submitting a Freedom of Information Act request asking the FBI...

A Latino truck driver outside Phoenix was taken into custody by law enforcement at a weigh station. He pulled in to have the truck...