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• Gay couple denied wedding cake heading to court Play Video

  June 8, 2013 1:07 PM

  The Colorado Attorney General's office filed a formal complaint last week in a discrimination case against a suburban Denver cake and coffee shop after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. It's a story that's sparked controversy since the American Civil Liberties Union got involved in... more »

• 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 »

• Charter school changing student pregnancy policy

  August 8, 2012 7:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana charter school is changing a policy that kicked pregnant students out of class and required them to be home-schooled, the school's board chairman said Wednesday. No one at Delhi Charter School in rural northeast Louisiana realized there was anything wrong with the policy until... more »

• Charter school says pregnant student stay home, ACLU says no

  August 7, 2012 7:51 PM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A northeast Louisiana charter school keeps pregnant girls out of class and can make any girl suspected of pregnancy take a test to check. The American Civil Liberties Union says that violates laws against sex discrimination. It has threatened to sue unless Delhi Charter School changes... more »

• Keeping an eye on terrorism

  May 29, 2012 8:12 PM

  Homeland Security says they average 55 daily encounters with known or suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters report. Officials say usually the contact is people popping up on government watch lists, like while traveling. Most don't end up in jail, but that pace adds up to more than 20,000 interactions... more »

• Are schools asking for your child's Facebook password?

  March 14, 2012 8:06 PM

  Prospective employers asking for Facebook passwords; last week, we looked into that trend. Many viewers were against it. How about your child's school asking for their Facebook password? It's happened at a school in Minnesota. It was at Minnewaska Area Middle School, in the Minnewaska School District. The situation... more »

• Giving up your Facebook password for a job? Play Video

  March 7, 2012 7:41 PM

  If the only thing standing between you and a job was giving up your Facebook password to your potential boss; would you do it? That's exactly what some employers are asking for. "To have my privacy invaded in that way made me feel very awful," says Robert Collins in... 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 »

• Neb. schools ban religious necklace with gang link

  October 3, 2011 7:53 PM

  FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska school district has banned a necklace that looks like a rosary after police told officials it's also being worn by gang members. Fremont Superintendent Steve Sexton told KETV-TV policy is to protect students. He says police told school leaders the necklace is being... more »

• Man who gave trooper the finger getting defense from ACLU

  May 26, 2011 7:30 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A civil liberties group plans to provide free representation to a 35-year-old Colorado man who faces criminal prosecution and a jail sentence for displaying his middle finger to a Colorado State Patrol trooper. The American Civil Liberties Union says the gesture may be rude, but is... more »

• ACLU says Colo. immigrant settles detention case

  May 17, 2011 3:55 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An immigrant suspected of being in the country illegally could receive $90,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully held in a suburban Denver jail for 47 days. The American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday that Luis Quezada reached a $40,000 settlement with the Jefferson... 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 »