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Family members of individuals incarcerated in Adams County Jail are challenging a ban on in-person visits on the grounds that it violates their right to familial association under the Colorado Constitution. The district court denied their motion for a preliminary injunction, in part based on its ruling that individuals cannot sue directly under the Colorado Constitution to stop violations of their individual rights if other remedies are theoretically available under state or federal law. If that ruling is left to stand, state constitutional protections could exist in name only, leaving courts unable to stop violations if a plaintiff could potentially proceed under a narrower statutory claim that might provide lesser relief or fail on the facts of the case. This case could therefore have far-reaching implications for the enforceability of constitutional rights across Colorado.

WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court issued a decision today ruling against Damon Landor, a Rastafari man whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by Louisiana prison officials in violation of his religious beliefs In a 6-3 decision, the court held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow incarcerated people to seek monetary damages from individual prison officials, leaving people whose religious rights are violated in prison without a meaningful remedy in many cases. Statement from Daniel Mach, director of the ACLU鈥檚 Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief: 鈥淭oday鈥檚 decision is a devastating blow to the religious freedom and dignity of incarcerated people. Prison officials held Damon Landor down and forcibly shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafarian faith, after throwing in the trash a copy of a binding federal court order confirming prisoners鈥� religious right to wear dreadlocks. By denying Mr. Landor a meaningful remedy, the Supreme Court has made it harder to hold prison officials accountable when they violate the rights of people in their custody. 鈥淩eligious freedom does not stop at the prison gate, and civil rights are real only when they can be enforced. This decision sends a dangerous message that prison officials may escape accountability even for egregious violations of federal law. The 桃子视频will continue fighting to ensure that incarcerated people can practice their faith, protect their bodily autonomy, and seek justice when their rights are violated.鈥� The ACLU鈥檚 amicus brief in this case is part of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs docket.

桃子视频class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.

This case raises the question whether New Mexico courts should retire their current, federal-centric approach to interpreting the New Mexico Constitution鈥攁 method known as the 鈥渋nterstitial approach鈥濃�攁nd embrace an independent approach that would allow them to more readily diverge from federal courts in light of New Mexico鈥檚 own law, history, and values. The Court鈥檚 decision could have major implications for New Mexicans鈥� ability to vindicate their state constitutional rights.