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who
watches ?
the land of the free
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Rebecca Clark
On her visit to Ellis Island, Rebecca Clark
composed the award-winning pictures of her
photo essay Who Watches the Land of the Free?
But it was not until she returned home and began
to assemble the photos on her home computer, did
she realize that she had a candidate for the Rights
Project for Teens award.
In the land of the free...
Lady Liberty watches...
Who Watches
the Land of the Free?
Photo Essay: Rebecca Clark
and watches...
Using four photos she took during the late summer
of , Clark constructed the first-place winner
of the journalism award sponsored by the
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Foundation of Colorado.
Rebecca Clark, then a freshman at George
Washington High School in Denver, describes the
security figure in the powerful fourth image, entitled
“and is watched,” as both “ridiculous,” and “creepy.”
As a “stereotype” of the stepped-up security since
/ - dressed in black, with dark shades, and hauntingly
posed over the foundation of the Statue of Liberty Clark could not help but take the snap.
Clark’s mother, Laurie Bennett, is a longtime
supporter of the ACLU of Colorado, having
served on the Board of Directors and Legal Panel.
Clark credits her mother, along with an acquaintance
and previous Teen Rights Project award-winner at
the Denver School of Arts, for encouraging her to
submit the photo essay.
Among her extracurricular activities, Rebecca
Clark participates in the speech and debate and
model U.N. clubs at her school.
The Rights Project for Teens award was spearheaded by Ellen Anderman in .
and is watched.
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safeguarding

democracy
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Dear ACLU Supporters,
or more than  years, the ACLU of Colorado
has been working to defend, protect and extend
the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in
Colorado. Upholding First Amendment rights in
Colorado’s public schools; championing separation of
church and state; ensuring voting integrity in elections;
and protecting people in Colorado from the erosion of
our civil rights that has occurred since the terrorist
attacks on our country.
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The Colorado ACLU continues to watch the land of
the free, working to bring about a more open and
vibrant society here in Colorado. We do this by
countering the atmosphere of fear with a vision of a
stronger democracy and a renewed commitment to our
rights and liberties, by defending core values of
religious liberty and free speech, and by fighting any
efforts on the part of the majority to target or exclude
members of minority groups.
We envision a society that invests in every individual
by providing all children a good education and other
necessities for success. No society can neglect such an
investment without reaping the terrible fruits of
division, despair and fear. We believe in a society that
follows the maxims upon which our country was
founded, that every person is entitled to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, and that every person is
protected by the rights set forth in the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights. It is the ACLU of Colorado’s
mission to protect and preserve those rights and to
ensure that they are available to all, equally and fairly,
regardless of race, disability, color, creed, religion,
gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin,
ancestry, citizenship, military or veteran status,
marital status, or gender identification.
In the land of the free, the ACLU of Colorado will
continue to safeguard democracy and to fight
infringements of civil liberties, including combating
racial profiling and discrimination, defending free
speech and the right to dissent, securing religious
liberty, and protecting the right to privacy. Our
dedicated members and supporters allow the Colorado
ACLU to reach out to the public on important issues,
to respond to new challenges and to undertake strong,
creative, and successful legal, legislative, and advocacy
initiatives. This report provides an overview of some of
these programs and initiatives during the fifteen
months from January ,  through March , .
Sincerely,
Cathryn L. Hazouri
Executive Director
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legal
update
“ When a subject is already handcuffed
or is otherwise restrained and poses
no physical threat to an officer or anyone
else, a 50,000 volt shock from a Taser
constitutes abusive, excessive, and
unreasonable force. Indeed, in some
cases it amounts to deliberate torture.
Law enforcement policies should
ensure that such practices are
prohibited and sanctioned severely.”
Colorado Legal Director Mark Silverstein,
interviewed by National Public Radio.
Who’s watching the watchers?
Under the guidance of Legal Director, Mark
Silverstein, the ACLU of Colorado legal department
and its many dedicated cooperating lawyers have been
watching a number of governments and their agents
watching us, during the  months covered by this report.
The inadequately trained watcher
can cause serious harm
The ACLU of Colorado was the first to draw public
attention to the lack of training for police officers
using electroshock weapons – stun guns known as
Tasers, after the primary manufacturer. Taser are touted
as a non-lethal alternative to the guns and, if used
properly, they may be. However, Tasers have been used
inappropriately – on suspects in restraints who could
not harm the officer; on suspects who were “mouthing
off ”; and on a very elderly women who posed no real
threat to anyone. Some of the incidents have ended in
the death of the suspect. Taser International and police
authorities maintain the weapon was never “the” cause
of death.
Thanks to non-litigation advocacy by the ACLU legal
department, Denver police have instituted new training
and regulations for the use of Tasers and several other
jurisdictions nationwide are reexamining their use of
the weapon.
The watchers have tried to keep their
watching secret
The Spy Files case was settled successfully and
plans were finalized to store the materials at
the Colorado History Museum. There will be
limited public access after the materials have
been inventoried.
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We are still watching the Joint Terrorism Task Force
( JTTF). The ACLU of Colorado learned during the
Spy Files case that the JTTF might have some of the
information Denver police gathered on peaceful
protesters. A lawsuit was filed to force disclosure of
the information. The lawsuit relies on Colorado public
records laws seeking disclosure of the Memorandum of
Understanding that sets out the terms of the Denver
Police Department's participation in the FBI's JTTF.
Just before a court hearing on the ACLU's request for
disclosure, Denver produced a redacted version of the
Memorandum of Understanding. The blacked-out
portion specified the number of officers assigned to
the unit. This lawsuit is still pending.
The watchers and their private contractors have
failed to prevent abuse of those in their custody
The ACLU of Colorado sued several defendants for
their mistreatment of -year-old Abel and -year-old
Diana Lamas. The teens were not charged with any
offense but were suspected victims of child abuse.
They were imprisoned for seven days, denied visits and
the right to telephone family members. Moreover, they
were paraded through the Denver airport and other
public places on many occasions while shackled with
leg chains and handcuffs that were so tight they caused
physical injury. The case was settled successfully.
In another lawsuit, filed in conjunction with the
ACLU National Prison Project, the ACLU of Colorado
represented a pre-trial detainee who was sexually
assaulted during a four-day extradition by an employee
of a privately owned prisoner transport company.
The suit was settled successfully.
The ACLU of Colorado, along with the National Prison
Project, filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the El
Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs failed to protect
and provide adequately for prisoners with serious
mental health needs, a group that makes
up a steadily-increasing portion of the
jail's population. When the lawsuit was
filed in April , nine prisoners had
died in the jail. In almost every case, the
deceased prisoners were suicidal, seriously
mentally ill, or displaying symptoms of
psychosis from overdose or withdrawal.
In the first year that the lawsuit was
pending, two additional prisoners in the
jail died from suicide.
The district court denied the plaintiffs'
motion for class certification. We
appealed and have won a new hearing
on the issue of class certification.
The watchers have tried to legislate
their views of our constitutional rights
In August , a new Colorado statute
took effect that required all students and
teachers in public schools to recite the
Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of
the school day. The statute provided
that teachers and students could be
excused from reciting the Pledge if they
asserted objections based on religious
grounds. Teachers who objected for
other reasons, however, were still
required to recite the Pledge. Students
who objected on nonreligious grounds
could be excused if their parents put
their objections in writing and filed
them with the school.
The ACLU won a temporary injunction
barring enforcement of the statute. At
the start of the  legislative session,
the Colorado ACLU legislative
committee, working with the legal
department, negotiated a compromise
with legislators that corrected the First
Amendment problems.
When the lawsuit was filed
in April 2002, nine prisoners
had died in the jail. In almost
every case, the deceased
prisoners were suicidal,
seriously mentally ill,
or displaying symptoms of
psychosis from overdose or
withdrawal.
The Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot
Program, passed in April , authorized
a voucher program that used public funds
to pay for students to attend private
schools, including religious schools. The
lawsuit, filed in May , alleged that
the new law violated several provisions
of the Colorado Constitution. Without
deciding whether the voucher program
violated the provisions named in the
Colorado ACLU’s brief, the Denver
District Court held that the statute violated
another state constitutional provision
guaranteeing local control of public
schools. The Colorado Supreme Court
agreed, in a ruling issued on June , .
The watchers protect unequally.
A lesbian couple in a long-term
relationship decided to adopt and raise a
child. They planned and carried out the
adoption together, although under
Colorado law only one of the two could
be listed as the legal parent. After several
years raising the child together, the couple
broke up. The district court determined
that joint parenting responsibilities and
equal parenting time would serve the
best interests of the child.
The legal parent appealed, arguing that
as the legal parent, she has the right to
exclude her estranged partner from their
child's life. The Colorado ACLU filed
an amicus brief in support of the
estranged partner, arguing that the best
interest of the child and the psychological
parent doctrine supported the district
court's decision. The Court of Appeals
agreed with the ACLU's position. This
case gave rise to a legislative attempt to
impeach the judge who decided the matter.
After years of trying to negotiate with
the school district, the ACLU of
Colorado filed suit on behalf of a group
of students at Palmer High School in
Colorado Springs, who challenged the
school's refusal to recognize their student
club, the Palmer High Gay/Straight
Alliance. The students started the club
but school authorities had repeatedly
refused to recognize it. Without
recognition, the student group could not
meet on school property on the same
terms as other student groups; could not
post club-related information at the
school; could not use the public address
system to make announcements; and was
omitted from the school's yearbook and
official list of student-organized activities.
The school district’s first reaction to the
lawsuit was to de-certify all non-curricular
clubs and blame the Colorado ACLU
for its action. This lawsuit is still pending.
The ACLU of Colorado acted quickly in
 to prevent implementation of a
new state law that would cut off
Medicaid benefits for legal immigrants.
We argued that the law denied equal
protection, since it treated similarly
situated citizens differently by
continuing their benefits. We also
argued that the State had failed to follow
federally mandated procedures to insure
that eligible recipients are not denied
benefits mistakenly.
The federal courts barred implementation
until January  when the case was
decided against the plaintiffs. However,
the court agreed that the procedures
were not followed, and implementation
was delayed further until the proper
procedures were applied.
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legislative
brief
Watching the ultimate watchers—the state legislators
In some ways, the state legislators are the ultimate
watchers. They watch Colorado society and act to
address the problems they see. The ACLU of Colorado,
through a group of dedicated volunteers led by former
Colorado Senator Pat Pascoe, watched them in order to
promote civil liberties and halt their erosion. We were
exceptionally active during the  session.
This year for the first time, the ACLU Legislative
Committee held a legislative training session for ACLU
members in conjunction with the March Annual Meeting,
and hosted a legislative coffee at the State Capitol.
The Legislative Committee of the ACLU of Colorado
is pleased to report that the civil liberties scorecard for
the  legislative session is rather good. More than 
bills were introduced that had significant civil liberties
implications. ACLU staff and volunteer representatives
testified on a substantial portion of these bills. As
usual, the last few days of the session were particularly
challenging because of various “late bills” that popped
up at the last minute.
We watched and opposed objectionable bills
Most of the bills that we opposed were defeated or
amended to make them significantly less objectionable.
Some of the most objectionable bills that were defeated
would have:
w Established voucher programs to allow funds for
public education to be diverted to support private,
sectarian education;
w Established a so-called “Academic Bill of Rights”
for public universities that actually would have
impinged on academic freedom by restricting
discussions of “controversial” subjects or subjects
that challenged a student’s beliefs;
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w Criminalized the public display of materials in
bookstores and elsewhere that might be considered
harmful to minors;
w Ended affirmative action programs;
w Required parental consent before an abortion;
w Required state-mandated information be given to
women and imposed a burdensome -hour waiting
period after getting the information;
(Woman’s Right to Know)
w Placed unnecessary and costly regulations on abortion clinics and individual physicians who provide
abortion services; (TRAP - Targeted Regulation of
Abortion Providers)
w Allowed the state to require any and all state
employees to perform immigration enforcement
functions during their regular work assignments;
and
w Supported the Musgrave/Allard “Federal Marriage
Amendment” that would define marriage as a union
only between a man and a woman. The resolution
began with the words, “Our Creator.”
Bills that were amended to remove objectionable
provisions included the following:
w A bill mandating the recitation of the Pledge of
Allegiance in public schools, amended to make the
recitation voluntary;
w A bill that would have limited adult access to the
internet at public libraries;
w A bill to prohibit discussion in public schools of
“alternative sexual lifestyles,” except with regard to
health risks.
We watched as bills we supported were defeated
On the loss side of the ledger, many of the bills that
we supported were defeated, including the following:
w Several bills that would have helped eliminate various forms of discrimination against gays and lesbians, including a bill to authorize civil unions, a
bill to authorize “second parent” adoption, and a
bill prohibiting employment discrimination based
on sexual preference;
w A bill to require hospitals to provide information
about emergency contraception to victims of sexual
assault; and
w A resolution that would have expressed Colorado’s
commitment to upholding constitutional liberties
in the fight against terrorism and urge amending
the USA PATRIOT ACT.
childhood immunizations and prenatal care services to
immigrant families.
The ACLU of Colorado’s presence in the Colorado
General Assembly has increased significantly over the
past few years. Thanks to all who have made this
possible. We hope that in the coming years we are
able to involve more ACLU members in these important
legislative efforts directly and through our email,
advocacy alert action network.
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We watched, disappointed, as some bills
we opposed were passed
Of course there were some bills that we opposed that
were passed, including the bill authorizing “voting centers”
(in lieu of local precinct voting) which could hinder
voting by the elderly, the disabled, those without
access to transportation, and other disadvantaged people.
We will continue to watch, with your help and the
help of our coalition partners
To increase its effectiveness, the ACLU Legislative
Committee works with various coalitions and organizations with common interests. For example, we are
partnered with other organizations to defeat a proposed
amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would
have been on the November ballot, and denied all state
services to undocumented immigrants, except for
emergency services. This proposal would have denied
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education
outreach
Protecting our Freedoms:
Teaching Coloradans to Watch the Watchers
The ACLU of Colorado’s Education program, led by a
committee of dedicated volunteers, continued to
expand in the fifteen months ending March ,
focusing on developing an awareness and understanding
of the potential threats to our freedoms that could
come from the government and its agents.
Alerting Colorado ACLU members to the Watchers
2003 Annual Meeting The Education Committee
launched its  activities with the annual membership
meeting in February. Guest speaker Laura Murphy,
Director of the ACLU Washington National Office,
spoke on the state of civil liberties post -, focusing
on the PATRIOT Act and other federal legislation.
The Civil Rights in Action Award and Richard
Hershcopf Scholarship were presented to Nick Salter, a
senior at Cherry Creek High School, for
his activism in support of human rights
and his belief in the power to effect
change through public protest. Mike
Keefe, Denver Post political cartoonist,
presented the winners of our first annual
Rights Project for Teens journalism contest.
2004 Annual Meeting Our  Annual
Membership Meeting was held in
March. Guest speaker Dalia Hashad,
the Arab, Muslim, South Asian
Advocate at the National ACLU
Campaign Against Racial Profiling,
spoke on “Sanctioned Bias” - civil rights Dalia Hashad
violations faced by these communities. Our first
Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Debbie
and Darrell Montano, for their creation and
management of our website, and the technical help
they provide the Colorado ACLU. The Civil Rights in
Action Award and Richard Hershcopf Scholarship were
presented to Sara Thomas, a senior at Palmer High
School in Colorado Springs, for her brave work in
organizing a Gay Straight Alliance in the face of extreme
School Board opposition. Awards were also presented to
the winners of our second annual Rights Project for Teens
journalism contest.
First Place: Rebecca Clark of George Washington
High School for her photo essay “Who watches the
land of the free?”
Second Place: ChristieWilliams of Heritage High
School, for her Essay on the Pledge of Allegiance; and
Nick Salter
First Place: Brittany Olson, “Remembering Dr.
King” illustration;
Second Place: Andrew Law, Essay on the Second
Amendment; and
Third Place: Hannah Picasso-Hobin, Essay on
Civil Rights in America. All three students were
from the Denver School of the Arts.
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Third Place: Evan Ratzan of Summit High School,
for his Essay on Civil Disobedience.
We also presented the new Trailblazer Award to Zach
Lane of Cherry Creek High School, for his leadership
in starting our first high school ACLU chapter and
paving the way for other such chapters.
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Last year
volunteers
for the
of
Colorado
spoke to more
than
6,000
people
at
75 civic
meetings and
even more were
reached through
TV
&
radio
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Mentoring future leaders about the Watchers
Informing Colorado communities about the Watchers
Youth Program In March , a new Youth
Programming subcommittee was formed to work with
high school level chapters and clubs by providing
organization, speakers, contests, awards, recognition
and other programs to educate young people about
civil rights and civil liberties and to engage them in
the ACLU’s mission. In March  we had two high
school ACLU chapters in Colorado. By November
, we had four high school chapters, and by
February , four additional chapters were in the
formative stages. These students’ energy and commitment
to civil rights was inspiring. One of our high school
chapter leaders, Keaty Gross from George Washington
High School, was nominated by the Colorado affiliate
for a National ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship.
We are proud to report that Keaty was one of only ten
students from throughout the country to win this
$, scholarship toward college tuition. Keaty also
interned in the office last summer before heading off
to school.
Public Events The ACLU of Colorado’s annual
Membership Orientation held in April  was our
largest turnout ever, with standing room only for the
many new ACLU members yearning to learn more
about our work and to volunteer for the Affiliate. In
May , Barry Steinhardt, Director of the ACLU
National Office of Technology and Liberty, presented
a CLE program and a community education program
entitled “Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Coming
Surveillance Society.”
Law school student mentors, from the University of
Denver law school ACLU chapter, worked with high
school students. In addition to assisting our high
school chapters throughout the year, the law school
students organized our first annual Colorado Youth
Civil Liberties Expo (CYCLE), at DU law school in
March . Students from around Colorado were
invited to attend a day-long celebration of civil liberties,
including presentations on many topics.
In April , the Colorado ACLU offices were filled
with new members who heard from our board chair,
members of the board, and senior staff. An overview of
legal issues and some of our current cases were
presented, as well as information about our intake
process. Members were encouraged to become more
involved by volunteering for the Colorado ACLU.
Many new members said they had always been interested
in the ACLU, but believed this was the time to join
because of their concerns about the USA Patriot Act,
free speech and privacy.
The ACLU participated in numerous community
events, including People’s Fair, PrideFest, Citizens’
Day Swearing-in of New Citizens, and the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Marade, heightening the public’s
awareness of the ACLU and of the ever-growing need
to protect civil liberties.
Always seeking new and creative avenues for
education, we participated in ACLU Night at “The
Patriot Act,” a play produced at the LIDA Project in
Denver. One of our board members participated in a
discussion with actors, directors and audience members
on critical civil liberties issues of the day.
Speakers Bureau
We continued to train speakers and
respond to an unprecedented number of requests from the public for
presentations. Members of our
Speakers Bureau presented to more
than  audiences from January
 through March , reaching
over , people, and even more
through TV and radio broadcasts.
Other audiences included high
school, college and graduate students; church groups; numerous
community groups such as Rotary
and Kiwanis; advocacy organizations such as Amnesty
International; professional groups
such as press and bar associations.
The most frequently requested
topic concerned the Patriot Act
and civil liberties post -. Other
requested topics ran the gamut of
the Bill of Rights, and included
prison reform, “ACLU 101”, free
speech, affirmative action, employment
discrimination, rights of LGBT
persons, racial profiling, death
penalty, immigrants’ rights, students’
rights, assisted suicide, Brown v.
Board of Education, separation of
church and state, and many others.
Website
Our website, www.aclu-co.org,
continues to be a vital source of
information on our education
activities, events, chapter news,
legislative advocacy, and litigation
program, and the number of visitors
to the site is growing. By August
, the site averaged , visits
per month, a substantial increase
over the previous year. We added a
second domain name to the site,
www.coloradoaclu.org, to make it
easier to remember and to access.
We have also included a section
with detailed information on our
legal docket, including links to
important documents in our cases.
During the year, we added a new
feature to our web site - a Donate
Now button. This button enables
visitors to our web site to donate
online, instantly and securely! Our
Donate Now button is a major step
forward into the growing world of
e-philanthropy.
We are in the process of re-designing
our website. Look for the unveiling
of an even more dynamic site shortly
after the beginning of .
www.aclu-co.org
The ACLU of Colorado intends to
use Internet technology to communicate quickly and efficiently
with members and friends and,
to that end, is collecting email
addresses. In that way we can
contact you in a timely manner
when things are happening at
the legislature, in Congress, or
somewhere else where your letter
or call can make a difference. It
is important that we are able to
communicate with you quickly,
especially in these times of rapid
change.
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events
4th of July Liberty Run
& Festival of Rights
“One of the best organized and run
events I have ever participated in over
the last two years! Keep up the good
work and I hope to see you next year!”
A father participating along
with his wife and children
commenting about
the Liberty Run &
the Festival of Rights
Above: GrafFREEti wall, right; Liberty
Below: GrafFREEti bricks
The second annual 4th of July
Liberty Run, held on Friday, July ,
, featured a four-mile run, followed by a one-mile walk. At this
event, everyone was invited to “exercise their rights.” The event offered
a perfect way for families to kick off
the holiday weekend. The Festival
of Rights offered children’s games
and activities, the reading of the
Bill of Rights and the Declaration
of Independence and music,
together with patriotic costumes,
food and beverages. People of all ages
came together to celebrate our historic
independence and our long-standing
patriotism.
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The Liberty Run drew
 runners in its first
. This celebration of
year and nearly  in
liberty will involve an everexpanding community
in the years to come. The
 event featured a
GrafFREEti wall, with
more than  bricks that had been created by Denver
Public School children from eight schools, in grades
one to four. And, at the event, families added their
own designs to the wall, making a colorful, fifty-foot
long area for free expression of “What Liberty Means.”
The ACLU of Colorado is dedicated to supporting all
persons in Colorado by defending and preserving their
civil rights and civil liberties. Proceeds from this event
go toward our youth and education programs.
life-long commitment to furthering
civil liberties. Each year the ACLU
of Colorado asks its members and
friends to join in celebrating an
individual who has been instrumental
to the advancement of civil liberties.
also included entertainment by the
Gay Men’s Chorus and a silent
auction. A record attendance of
more than  friends and supporters
gathered to hear Congressman Frank
and congratulate the award winners.
The award remembers Carle
Whitehead, an attorney and worker
The  recipient was Jaren
Ducker, long-time Denver civil liberties advocate, for her continued
commitment to advancing civil liberties in the Denver Metro Area.
Ms. Ducker is well known in
Denver for her work with the
Denver Public Library and
Planned Parenthood.
in the cause of civil liberties who
helped found the ACLU of
Colorado in . Since , the
ACLU Foundation has awarded
the Carle Whitehead Memorial
Award to Coloradans who reflect a
The Sherman Award, for outstanding
cooperating attorney, was presented
to Lino Lipinsky de Orlov for his
countless volunteer hours on the
Spy Files litigation. The evening
Other notables in attendance were
Mayor John Hickenlooper, Rep.
Diana DeGette, Former Governor
of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis,
and former State Senator Pat
Pascoe. The annual award dinner
helps raise funds to support the
organization's mission, which is to
protect, defend and extend the civil
rights and civil liberties of all people in Colorado through litigation,
education and advocacy.
U.S. Congressman Barney Frank
was the keynote speaker at the
American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) Foundation of Colorado’s
annual Carle Whitehead Memorial
Award Dinner on Saturday,
September , . Congressman
Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat,
is an outspoken advocate of civil
liberties and the first openly gay
congressman. He spoke on the topic
of keeping America safe and free,
that was the theme of the dinner.
2003 Carle Whitehead Memorial Dinner
Left: Michael Dukakis and Bob Rennick,
ACLU Board Member. Above: (L to R)
Katherine Pease, Interim ACLU Executive
Director, Sylvia Clark, 1999 Whitehead
Award Recipient and Lisa Rennick
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Watching at the local level
Boulder Chapter – The Boulder County Chapter, in its
nd year, is our longest-running chapter. The Boulder
chapter’s experience and diverse board and other
activists continue to be proactive, watching over the
defense of civil rights and civil liberties on a local level.
Activities of the chapter included:
w Advocating for changes in Boulder’s housing ordinances to treat gay couples the same as married
couples for purposes of occupancy limits. Existing
ordinances discriminate against couples based on
sexual orientation. A heterosexual married couple
may take on two unrelated boarders, while a gay or
lesbian couple can only take on one, since, under
the law, they are themselves unrelated.
chapter
news
w Successfully opposed severe funding cuts for Boulder
public access television so it could continue to serve
as a open public forum.
w Negotiated with the Boulder County Sheriff to stop
the practice of jail inmates performing free labor for
religious organizations.
w Defended the First Amendment rights of the
University of Colorado Republican Club to hold a
controversial “bake sale,” over objections it violated
campus anti-discrimination regulations.
Colorado Springs/El Paso & Teller County Chapter –
The Colorado Springs Chapter encompasses El Paso
and Teller Counties, which include such major
employers as the U.S. Military, evangelical and
photos courtesy of Judith Beggs Pierson
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fundamentalist Christian organizations such as Focus
on the Family, and divisions of high-tech and aerospace companies. The community holds a national reputation for being a center of anti-gay, anti-choice, and
anti-affirmative action policy development and funding. Although Colorado Springs is a conservative community, the defense of civil liberties concerns people of
all political views. Membership of the chapter is up
12% over the past year. Activities of the chapter
included:
w Forums on the issues of liberty, privacy and security
raised by the USA PATRIOT Act.
w Panel presentation “The Anatomy of a Demonstration:
Free Expression and Public Safety,” on the Colorado
Springs Police Department’s use of force and tear
gas to break up a peace demonstration at Palmer
Park.
w Monitored and reported on “Faith-based Perspectives
on the Provision of Community Services” hearing in
Colorado Springs held, with little public notice, by
the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.
w Began a series of panel discussions and open
forums on church and state issues, as well as other
civil rights topics, featuring experts and professionals from the private and public sectors.
The Colorado Springs Chapter also maintains a local
response line that receives over  calls a year regarding
local civil liberties questions and issues. Currently, the
Colorado ACLU has several active legal cases in the
Colorado Springs Chapter area, including the
Colorado ACLU’s litigation in support of recognizing
a Gay/Straight Alliance group at Palmer High School.
Weld County/Greeley
Chapter– The Greeley
Chapter held a number of
presentations during the year,
specifically focusing on the
Bill of Rights and other
Amendments to the
Constitution that deal with
civil rights. These presentations were held free to the
public, with speakers such as
Professor Nancy Ehrenreich of
Denver University Law School. Professor Ehrenreich’s
courses at DU include Criminal Law, Feminist
Theory, Jurisprudence, Reproductive rights, Medical
& Legal Control of the Reproductive Process, and
Gender and the Law.
Speakers Bureau presentations were also given that
focused on the USA PATRIOT Act and its effect on
civil liberties and freedoms.
University of Denver and University of Colorado Law
School Chapters – Both Law School Chapters grew
substantially during the past 15 months. Goals of the
Law School Chapters include continuing to pursue
growth and membership, to act as mentors to ACLU
high school chapter members, to become the vocal and
viable civil liberties voices on campus, to partner with
other campus organizations, to be more active with the
state affiliate, and to develop strong chapter leadership
that will insure the future viability of the chapters.
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ACLU Foundation of Colorado, Inc.
Operating Income and Expenses
ACLU of Colorado, Inc.
Operating Income and Expenses
*
  
Contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Events, Net of Costs . . . . . . . . . . . $
Bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Court Awarded Fees and Costs . . . $
Grant Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
In-Kind Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
National ACLU Share . . . . . . . . . . $
Gain (Loss on Investments). . . . . . $

336,910
67,541
108,510
79,029
48,850
27,362
581,436
(173,170)
16,590
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,093,058

Program Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
Management and General . . . . . . .$
853,836
97,494
180,003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,131,333
Changes In Temporarirly
Restricted Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
(3,687)
Decrease in Total Net Assets . . . . .$
(41,962)
*
  
Membership Dues . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
Bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less National Share . . . . . . . . . . . . $

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$

Program Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Management and General . . . . . . . $
Membership Development . . . . . . $

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$
Increase In Total Net Assets . . . . . $
212,720
financial
report
8,892
(51,417)
170,195
9,397
9,294
30,599
49,290
120,905
*January  through March 
(Unaudited)
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&
Key Volunteers
Supporters
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Last year, cooperating attorneys in private practice
contributed more than $1 million worth of legal
services to the ACLU of Colorado
Ccooperating Attorney List
Tracy L. Ashmore
Tim Atkeson
Scott Barker
Christopher P. Beall
Richard B. Benenson
Alan Chen
Christopher Ant Chrisman
Mark Thomas Clouatre
Theresa Corrada
Norton L. Cutler
Madonna Dell’Olio
Erin McAlpin Eiselein
Gregory A. Eurich
Mark D. Flink
Richard L. Gabriel
Marcy G. Glenn
Hugh Gottschalk
Jim Goh
Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
Paula Greisen
Heather R. Hannaman
Holli Lyn Hartman
Keri Lynn Howe
James W. Hubbell
Mark E. Hughes
Eileen Kiernan-Johnson
Gregory William Johnson
A. Bruce Jones
David A. Lane
Lino Lipinsky de Orlov
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Ccooperating Attorney Firm List
Monica K. Loseman
Alfred T. McDonnell
Stephen Masciocchi
David Hunter Miller
Alison Montague
Elisa Julie Moran
Frank E. Moya
Mari Newman
Thomas S. Nichols
Gregory Russell Piche
Susannah W. Pollvogt
Edward T. Ramey
Daniel N. Recht
Catherine A. Ricca
Johnathan D. Rosen
Jim Salvator
Valerie L Simons
Chantell L. Taylor
Julie Cooper Tolleson
Jonathan M. Warner
J. Gregory Whitehair
Sandra Beth Wick
Gwen Jarahian Young
Steven D. Zansberg
Arnold & Porter
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Brownstein Hyatt & Farber PC
Cornish & Dell’Olio
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Faegre & Benson LLP
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Holland & Hart LLP
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Isaacson Rosenbaum Woods & Levy PC
Kelly Haglund Garnsey & Kahn LLC
Kennedy & Christopher PC
Killmer Lane & Newman LLP
King & Greisen LLP
Langhoff & Miletich LLC
Law Office of Frank Moya
Law Office of Heather R. Hanneman
Law Office of Jonathan Rosen
LeBouf Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Recht & Kornfeld PC
University of Denver College of Law
Wheeler Trigg & Kennedy PC
Legal Panel
Laurie Bennett
Don Bounds
Alan Chen
Olivia DeBlasio
Vince DeGarlais
Tim Fox
John Francis
Marcy Glenn
Paula Greisen
Ed Kahn
Sam Kamin
Max Minnig, Jr.
Frank Moya
Norm Mueller
Ed Ramey
Julie Tolleson
John Gregory Walta
Education Committee
Ellen Anderman
Gail Bernstein
Don Bounds
Natalia Bovee
Carmen Casis
El Choury
Richard Deem
Betty Emmanuele
Guy Errickson
Jerry Fabyanic
Gordon Gamm
Rachel Goss
Norma-May Isakow
Carrie Lamitie
Gay Lasher
Gitae Lee
Riki Matthews
Rose Matthews
Cindy Miller
Nancy Miller
Darrell Montano
Debbie Montano
Anne Murdaugh
Penny Nelson
Steve Nichols
Judith Beggs Pierson
Amy Robertson
Doug Scott
Peter Shultz
Jesse Walker
Mary Walsh
Sue Weinstock
Scott Wilcox
Mardy Wilson
Rick Yates
Judith Beggs Pierson
Bob Rennick
Martha Sattler
Peter Shultz
Cindy Williams
Mardy Wilson
Legislative Committee
Marco Antonio Abarca
Laurie Bennett
Vincent DeGarlais
Jim Donaldson
Jaren Ducker
Robert J. Jones
Peter Shultz
Brooke Bailey
John Doughty
Janet Dworin
Richard Elkind
Matt Filo
Ankita Gandhi
Megraj Gore
Keaty Gross
Celina Hutton
Barb Kloehn
Phil Klos
Terryn Maine
David Manter
Mary Ann Myers
Saadia Naiman
Emma Prophet
Ajay Rai
Bert Rothschild
Jennifer Samimi
Zach Schwing
Ruth Steiner
Robert Strong
Lenny Topp
Becky van den Honert
Marta Webster
Don Zink
Development Committee
Student Interns
Gail Bernstein
Judy Calhoun
Carol Cochran
Laura Crain
Dawn Crawford
Vincent DeGarlais
Maureen Douglas
Judy Finman
Chuck Hundertmark
William Mohrman
Jason Mundy
Damian Arguello
Devon Barclay
Holly Brewer
Danny Bristol
Christian Champagne
Andrea Chavez
James Chiu
Melissa Courter
Michael Craig
Jamie Duffy
Kathryn Gibson
Emily Dangel
Gina Hardin
Jeff Knetsch
David Medina
William Mohrman
Donnah Moody
Rico Munn
Mari Newman
Pat Pascoe
Janet Rose
Martha Sattler
Dave Sonnabend
Pat Steadman
Ken Vogel
Finance, Audit, and
Budget Committee
Intake Volunteers
Tanya Gomez
Ritika Goyal
Brandi Herricks
Kyle Howington
Courtney Kabealo
Dana Kaersvang
Naoki Kanaboshi
Kathy Kanda
Kevin Koel
Dusty Lewis
Susan Lewis
Tim Messenger
Aaron Norris
Noah Schabacker
Moses Suh
Jeremy Walton
Seth Walton
Rebecca Warfield
Ben Wick
Paul Wilcher
Boulder Chapter Board
Bill Benjamin
Lisa Fabish
Gordon Gamm
Paige Gardner
Judd Golden
Tyler Mangin
Simon Mole
Theresa Koontz Noland
Brett Parnes
Michael Ruderman
Barry Satlow
Dave Sonnabend
Roger Worlock
Colorado Springs
Chapter Board
Jose (“Joe”) Barrera
Phil DeCaro
Bill Durland
Sharon Friedman
Claire Garcia
Bill Hochman
Bryan Hunt
David Jenkins
Tim O’Connor
Bob Rennick
Danica Rue
Jean Tollefson
Denise Vosburgh
Jonathan Walker
Dick Webster
Marj Webster
Anna Weiland
Ralf Zimmerman
Gwen Thomas
Jens Tobiasson
Julie Tolleson
Natalie Bocock Turnage
Jennifer Wade
Kari Zabel
Weld County Chapter Board
Greg Eurich
Frank Bowles
Stormy Dillman
Richard Gibboney
Anna Koester
George Sage
Elaine Schmidt
Theresa Solis
Staff 2003-2004
Board of Directors
2003-2004
Marco Antonio Abarca
Adrienne Benavidez
Judy Calhoun
Vince DeGarlais
Stormy Dillman
Jim Donaldson
Timothy Fox
Norma-May Isakow
Rob Jones
Lino Lipinsky de Orlov
David H. Miller
William Mohrman
Jason Mundy
D. Rico Munn
Anne Murdaugh
Karen Nakandare
Mari Newman
Khanh Nguyen
Pat Pascoe
Bob Rennick
Bill Reynard
George Sage
Sandra Saltrese-Miller
Bruce Sattler
Martha Sattler
Pam Sharp-Colvin
Peter Shultz
David Sonnabend
General Counsel
John Aden
Sue Armstrong
Arlette Baer (volunteer)
Charlie Brack (SRC Trainee)
Norma Churchman (SRC Trainee)
Cathryn L. Hazouri
Mary Lynn Korch
Bob Mosher
Katherine Pease
Dipak Patel
Mark Silverstein
Deb van den Honert (volunteer)
Debra Woods
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to our
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Donors up to $100
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Michael Ruderman
Alice Rule
William Darrow Runyon
Sharon Rupp-Rivers
George Sage
Perry Sailor
Mrs. Collier Sainsbury
Natsu Saito
Dr. John Salata
Holly Sample
Scott Sandersen
Silvina Sansot
Donald and Rosalie Schiff
Marian Schipper
Jennifer Schlatter
William and Janet
Schoeberlein
Edwin Schroeder
Teri Ann Schuch
Leslie Schudlich
Robert and Lori Schuyler
Doug Scott
Jann Scott
Michon Scott
Dr. Patricia Scott
Magdalen Seaman
Don Seastone
Rachel and Leonard Segel
William Selig
Dennis Selles
Robert Semple
Maurice Serotta
Jack Shafer
Jerome Shain
Pamela Sharp-Colvin
William Shaw
Vivian Sheldon Epstein
John and Carolyn Shepherd
Terrance Shoemaker
Barry Sidwell
Kaye Siemers
Anne Silver
Margaret Simms
John Slagter
Jean Slivka
Neil Smith Bergstrom
Caroline Smith
Charles Roger Smith
Susan Smith and
Wendy Hohman
Loreta Snyder
Ginny Soldner
Dr. Allen Solomon
Dr. Aris Sophocles, Jr.
Julie Southwick
Michael William Spatz
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stanley
Louisa Stark and David
Mastronarde
Dr. Frank and Penny Starr
Esther Starrels
Wally Stealey
Ron and Bobbie Stecker
K. S. Steen
David Steffen
Edwin Stein, Jr.
Michael Steiner
Ellen Steinfurth
Frances Sterling
Barbara Sternberg
Larry Storms
Marvin Strait
Walter Strandburg
Dr. Mark Su
Dr. William Christopher Suazo
Peggy Sumrow-Davis
Michael Sunday
Earl Sutherland and
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Judith Gilbert
David Swan
Decker Swann
David Taenzer and Lynn Kuhn
Susan Taha
Bill Talley
Anna Taussig
Jean Terrell-Davey
Debra Thomas
Gwendolyn and
Stanley Thomas
Martha Tilley
William Timpson
Philip Tobias
Charles Tomkinson
Alberto Torres
Robert and Judith Trager
Dianne Tramutola-Lawson
Peter Trenholme and Judith
Trenholme
Arden Trewartha
Mike Trollinger
Col. I. Russell Turner
Richard Urland
Leslie Vandegrift
Kenneth Vanderlaan
Dr. Thomas Vanzandt
John Venhoff
Jon Vermouth
Lulu Volckhausen
Walter Volckhausen
Phil Wade
Gary Waggoner
Dr. Samuel Wagonfeld
Lester Waldman
John Waldorf
Gail Penman Wallace
Robert Waltermire
Roger Alan Walton
Dr. W. M. Wangerin
Kevin Ward
Robert Ward
Mr. and Mrs. James Warner
Caroline Watkins
Joan Watson
Brendan Watt
Edward Weaver
Patricia Weber
Alice Weed-Ziegler
Joy Weeks
Frances Weese
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wehner
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Stephan Weiler and Becky
Zerlentes
Sheldon and Rachel Weinberg
Sue Weinstein
Betty Weiss
Carolyn Weiss
Lawrence and Rita Weiss
Dr. Joseph Weissler
Peter Weller
Marian Weisser Wemple
Michael Wertheimer
Karen Westrell
Len and Katie Wheeler
Edward White
J. Greg Whitehair
Jo Lynne Whiting
R. Lynn Whittum
Bernard Wieder
Nancy Wiegardt
Elizabeth Wigington
Robert and Rita Wiley
Dr. Richard and
Dr. Jean Williams
Karl Williamson
Dorothy Wilson
Lucille Wilson
Thomas James Wilson
Dennis Woljan and
Sharyn Paine
Winston and
Shirley Wolvington
Martha Wood
Roy Wood
Roger Worlock
Phillys Wright
Kevin Yen
Byron Yost
Linda Young
Richard Young, Jr.
Robert Yuhnke
Steven Zansberg
Steve and Kathe Zaslow
Rebecca Zeiler
Martin Zemcik
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zimmerman
Otto Zwanzig
Advocates for the Bill of
Rights $101-$250
Adrienne Benavidez
Richard Deem
Robert Graham
Helen Grant
Madelon Affeld
Carl and Julie Akins
Kent Albers
Donald Alperstein
Dr. Daniel Alpert
Julika Ambrose
Frank Anesi
Bradford Armstrong
Dr. and Mrs. John Aycrigg
Rosalia Pilar Baca
Drs. Bryan Baer and
Linda Levy
William Barrett
Sara Beery
Paul Benton
Kimon Berlin
Richard Bernick
Sheila Bisenius
Robert Blizard
Peter Boag
Kathleen Boland
Mary Bonneville
Leo Boyle
Sue Brothers
Coralie Brown
Bruce Bryant
Kenneth Burrows
Dr. Phoebe Busch
Norman Campbell
R. Ken and Lois Carpenter
Mark Carson
Carson-Pfafflin Family
Foundation
Elizabeth Carver
Dan Catlin
Gary Clark
Lynn and John Cleveland
Andrew Cole and Heather Poe
Roberta Conway
Helen Crisp
James Culhane
Irene Cummins
Milford Davis
Denise De Percin
Spencer Denison
Duane Dossinger
John Dugan
John Evangelisti
Jerry Fabyanic
Dr. James Frank and
Dee Buchanan
Shirley and William Freeman
William Freije
Hunter and Carolyn Frost
Catherine and Harold Gant
Dean and Karen Garyet
Howard Gelt
Faye Girsh
Frank Gordon
Donald Hagengruber and
Antoinette Macaluso
Cathryn Hazouri
David Healy
James Henderson
Richard Hennessey
Mary Hey
Robert and Laura Hill
Mary Hoagland
Barbara Sudler Hornby
John Hutchins
Mary Hutton
Norma-May Isakow
Laura and Robert Israel
Dorothy Johnson
Samuel Jonas
A. Bruce Jones
Tim Jones
Marion Joyce
Eric Karnes
Melinda Kassen
Dr. Isadore and Lita Katz
Chad Kearney and
Elizabeth McIlhany
Thomas Keller
Phyllis Kerns
Jacquelyn Kilmer
Dr. Don Kleier
William Koopmann
Mary Lynn Korch
Matt Kraus
Elizabeth Kreider
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kulp
Jean and E. Robert La Crosse
Alma Lantz
Randy Leacock
Douglas Lerner
Nancy and Paul Levitt
Jacqueline Lewin
David Lichtenstein
Evan Lipstein
Dale Lockwood
Robert Loeffler
Kathryn Longstreth-Brown
Donna Mack
Michael Marks and
Sharon Grady
Rudolph Martinez
Michael Mazer
John McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyne
McCutcheon
Michael McGoldrick
Mary Metzger
Leland Miller
Nancy Miller
Thomas and Zora Milne
Robert Miner
Joseph Mirrione
Simon Mole and
Brenda Schick
Darrell and Debra Montano
Frances Moore
Josephine Moran
Elizabeth Murdaugh
Robert and Ann Murtha
Phillip Nash
Linda Kay Nedved
Jeneen Nelson
John and Joyce Neville
Mari Newman
Margaret Nicol
David Owen
William Paddock
Jeffrey Pearson
Donald Perl
Morris Price
Dr. Dean Prina and
Michael Porto
Helen and Allan Prochazka
Dorothy Reimer
Martin Remy
David and Pamela Rolley
Robert and Gillian Rosenthal
Bobbe Ross
Richard Roth
David Ruchman and
Michel Dahlin
Barbara Salomon
Dr, and Mrs. Herbert Samenfeld
Barry Satlow
James Schaffner
Carol and Dwight Schmidt
Lawrence and Judith Schulman
John Sebesta
Lynn Selwa and Jim Buslepp
Way Shen
Mr. and Mrs.
David Sonnabend
Kathleen Speed
Dorothy and Martin Staller
Lynn Stang
Patrick Steadman
Charlie and Merrin Stein
Kenneth Stern
Allan Sterrett
S. Garrett Sullivan
Cle' Symons
Ellen Taylor
William Theimer, Jr.
Paul Thompson
C. V. Vappi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace
Beverly and Darrell Weaver
Barbara Welles
E. Spencer Wellhofer
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Weston
Carol Whitley
Barbara and Joseph Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willey
Avalon Williams
Marla Williams
Fred and Marianne Winkler
Mr. and Mrs. John Wolther
Matt Young
Defenders of the Bill of Rights
$251-$500
Martin Brown
Wesley Brown
Herb and Claire Floyd
Wanda Abel
William Andrews
Frederick Baumann
George and Pamela Beardsley
Laurie Bennett
Sue Bickert
Elizabeth Blakney
Stanley and Margery Blumberg
Don Bounds and Suzanne
Greene
P. Lynn Boyle
Michael Brewer and Lloyd
Kemena
Edward Bronfin
P. Thomas Buche
A. Bruce Campbell
Richard Chodosh
Robert and Annabel Clark
Michael Cohen
Madeline Collison and Jack
Crawford
Roberto Corrada
Eleanor Crow
Kirkwood Cunningham
Susan Daggett
Paul Davis
Mim Dixon
Steve Dreher
William Dunaway
Jeanne Eisenstadt
Scott and Andrea FaleyGaisford
Michael Falick
Sharon Feder
Dr. Stuart Ferguson and
Dr. Carolyn Welsh
Jeanine Feriancek
Michael Filkoski
William Frazer
Ford Frick
Richard Gabriel and
Jill Wichlens
Rico Genhart
Julie and Judd Golden
Clark Griffith
Harold Haddon
Lawrence Hall
Sandra Hall
Bruce Hann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hart
Bob and Sherri Hendrich
Larry Henning
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hershcopf
Richard Hogen
Charles Hundertmark and
Marjorie Jannotta
Patricia and Jon Hutchens
Marilyn Jorrie
Ingrid Justin
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Kaesemeyer
Martin Katz and
Marcelina Rivera
Bernie Kern
Jerry and Rita Kiefer
Barbara Kloehn
Phillip Klos
Jeffrey Knetsch
Robin Knight
Walker Knight, Jr.
Carol Lehman
David and Mary Leonard
George Lichter
Paul Lingenfelter
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lorig
Janet and David Mackenzie
Joseph Mauro
Lynda McNeive
Michael McGloin
Joyce Meskis
Mary Ann and Larry Meyers
John Miller
Max Minnig, Jr.
Richard Moody
Edith Morris
Susanna Ruth Morrow
Robert Mosher and
Larry Donoghue
D. Rico Munn
Robert Nelson
Ron Nemirow and Erin Shay
Courtney Neumann
Margaret Neville
Charles Newcom
Neil O'Toole
Bruce Pech and Wendy Weiss
Drs. Frederic and
Constance Platt
John and Susan Potterat
Paul and Elizabeth Reynolds
E. F. Riggs
Dr. Conrad Riley
Karen Ringsby
Bertram and Marilyn
Rothschild
Jane Ruehle
Susan Rymer
Dr. Emanuel and
Joanne Salzman
David and Suzan Schanin
Auden Schendler and
Ellen Freedman
Lawrence Schoenwald
Michael Schultz
Ardith Sehulster and
Eugene Tidball
Jeremy and Susan Shamos
Judy Smith
William Spence and
Sue Edelstein
Keith Spero
Mark Steers
Charles Steese
Ruth Steiner and
Clifford Robinson
Thomas Stephens
Patrick and Doris Sullivan
David Thickman
Melissa Thompson
Michael Touff
Natalie Bocock Turnage
Richard Vandenbergh
Nicholas Wilson
Laura Zeller
Protectors of the Bill of Rights
$501-$1,000
Robert and Ruth Adams
Anonymous
Thomas Barrett
Al Becker and Pat Moore
David Beeman, Jr. and
Corinne Morse
Gail Bernstein
C. R. and Margot Brauchli
James and Connie Calaway
Judy Calhoun
W. C. Cisney
Dale and Marjorie Colglazier
Tim and Sue Damour
Allen Ellison
Ty Gee
Paula Greisen
Gary Haith
Carol Hildebrand
Rev. Frank and
Dr. Lynn Huber
Flower Hund
Matthew Iwata
Steven Jones
Jeremiah Kaplan
Linda Moore
Thomas Kelley
Diane King
Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Loewenstern, Jr.
Allan McCall
John and Lane McFee
Elizabeth Michell
William and
Sue Armstrong Mohrman
Michael Joseph and
Elaine Laura Moravan
Jason Mundy
Tobin Munsat and Mei Lai
Peter Oesper
Lorraine Parker
Judith Beggs Pierson
Roy Radner and Charlotte Kuh
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rennick
Marion Ritchey
Frank Robinson
Marcia Robinson
William Rogers and
James Steinborn
Cordelia and Steven Rosenberg
Arthur Rudeseal
Sue Sandson
Paramananda Saraswati
T. Marshal Seufert
Helen Shreves
Lee Springer
J. Brian Stockmar
George Stranahan
Dr. James Tatsuo and
Matilde Sumiko Taguchi
Ira Wertenteil
Carl Wieman and
Sarah Gilbert
Dr. Thomas and Candace
Merrill-Williams
Elizabeth Woodcock
Geoffrey Young
Freedom Circle $1,001-$2,500
Anand Algienne Amrita
Elyn Aviva
Morley Ballantine
Norbert Beerlage
Beverly Breakstone
Barbara and Art Bryant
Rebecca Chersin
Gregory Craig
Laura and Andy Crain
Nancy Crow
Vincent DeGarlais
Sandra Donnelly
Larae and Roger Essman
Gregory Eurich
Timothy Fox
Tom and Meghan Frenzel
Anne Gibson
Michael Gibson and
Gigi Darricades
Hugh Gottschalk
Gertrude Grant
John Heumann
Harv Holtzan
Dr. Phyllis and Aron Katz
Marian Cook March
Dr. Jeffrey and
Linda Wurpel Metzner
Robert and Sarah Moench
George Montanye
Anne Murdaugh and
J.B. Holston
Theresa Noland
Patricia and Monte Pascoe
Wanda Quallo
Linda Ringsby
Alan and Kathryn Shapley
Peter and Mary Shultz
Julie Tolleson
Judith Wagner
Marta Webster
Edwin and Mary Wolff
Stanley Yokell
Bruce Berger
Robert Connelly, Jr.
Carolyn and Peet Heuberger
Deborah and
Dr. Chris van den Honert
John Horner
Jane Lewenthal
Charles Tuthill
Liberty Council
$5,001-$10,000
Jaren and Bruce Ducker
Gordon Gamm
Bruce and Martha Sattler
William Weeks and
Kathleen Hoff
Dr. Michael Yokell
Justice Council
$10,001-$25,000
Ellen Anderman and
Jim Donaldson
Walter Rosenberry III
John and Sara Siegesmund
President’s Committee
$25,000+
Bernard and Lori Levinger
Constitution Circle
$2,501-$5,000
Marco Antonio Abarca
Elizabeth and Evan Anderman
Dr. Sylvan and Arlette Baer
Judith Barnard and
Michael Fain
Sara Jane and Paul Barru
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Guardians Of Liberty
(Monthly Donations)
Diana Adams
Raul Aicardi
Robert Albrecht
Joseph Angleson
Anton Antokhin
Charles Archibald
Christa Askins
Arlyce Badger
Vanessa Baird
Mary Barnett
Susan Beale
John Bearzi
Daniel Becker
Susan Beecher
Erin Bergquist
C. L. Berinato
Sanjiv Bhave
Robert Billerbeck
Vicky and Michael
Bollenbacher
Rodney Boyles
Christa Bozik
Ralph Bradt
Gerri Brown
Sunny Brown
Jeremiah Buckley
Glen Burke
Philip Caffery
Kathleen Campbell
Juan Capasso
Benjamin Carpenter
Penny Carr
Webster Cash
W. Jeffrey Chandley
Fred Clare
Cathy Cloepfil
Janelle Conklin
Todd Cowart
William Crymble
James Cunningham
Mary Cunningham
Paul Davis
Mike Delaney and
Sharon Delaney
Nancy DeLap
Thomas Delate
Andrea Doe
Francis Dooley
Cynthia Edwards
Suzanne Edwards
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Brion Emde
Chris and Angela Enyeart
Jerry Fabyanic
Ann Farina
Jerold Fenner
Bruce Fest
Joe Florian
Terry Frazier
Frances Garza
Lathem Gibson
Kenneth Glascock
Jody Gold
Roxann Goss
Maria Grabiel
Richard Gray
Joel Guenther
Michael Hall
E. L. and Mildred Hammond
Bryce Harrison Hach
Melissa Hart and Kevin Trafko
Charlotte Hartley
Dane Hartman
George and Martha Hartman
Richard Hayes
Robert Hill
Warren Hoffman
Heather Holbrooks-Kurate
John Holloway
Christopher Isensee
John Ivie
Norman Jain
Steven James
Frank and Joyce Jamison
Ambeur Johnson
Ann Johnson
Craig and Gail Johnson
Richard Johnson
David Kaplan
Christine Keenan
Laurel Kelly
Marvin Kelly
James Kent
Theresa Kish
Kevin Koel
Jan Kristiansson
Richard Laws
Dorothy Lee
Mary Lewis and James Thorpe
Bob and Virginia Lucy
Francine Mandel-Sheets
Marcia Martin
William Martinez
Mark and Doreen McCabe
Danny Mcdonald
Sally Mcdonald
Cynthia Metsker
Steven Meyer
Jacques Middlecoff
Roger Migchelbrink
Robert and Sarah Moench
Patricia Monheit
Charles Moone
Nicole Mossing
Jason Mundy
Jennifer Murnan
Paul Noto
Denise Oaks-Moffett
Jill Olson
Doyle Oswald
Ronald Palizzi
Jason Palmer
Heidi Peterson
Gus Philpott
James Pitzer
Joel Plath
Judith Powers
George Purcelley
Stephen Raher
Paul Reddin
Jody Rein
Karen Renne
Willy Rensenbrink
Kathie Rhoads
Bryan Richardson
John Richardson
Diane Ritzdorf
Bob Roberts
Tina Rogol
Ronald Rohlf
Pete Roos
Donna Rouner
Bonnie Ruth
Piet Sawvel
Amelia Schachter
Chris Selvig
Barry Sharoff
E. Shirazi
Christina Sievers
Benjamin Smith
Stuart Smith
Philip Stahl
Heather Starsong
Beverly and David Stauffer
Donald Sterling
Donna Stork
John Strain
Glassell Stringfellow
Virginia Sugg
Beverly Taylor
Grace Toms
Joan Torbohn
Alberto Torres
Tracey Trenam
Regina Vigil
Linda Walters
Mary Ward
Caroline Watkins
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Marta Webster
Victoria Wekamp
Whitney Wheeless
Judi Williams
Cheryl Williss
Steve Wilton
Elizabeth Wood
Porter Woods
Steven Young
Shawn Zinnen
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Robert Baillie
James and Connie Calaway
Martin H. Chilcutt
Robert D. Clark
Dr. Ursula M. Cowgill
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Marvin L. Gatch
James Joy
Susan and Jeremy Karpatkin
Diane S. King
Richard Lees
Augusta Levine (Deceased)
Jane E. Lewenthal
Kathryn Longstreth-Brown
Charles and
Kathleen Malcolmson
Robert H. and
Sarah S. Moench
William C. Mohrman
Daniel A. Nidess
Elizabeth M. Pace
La Roy E. and Mary F. Seaver
Carl Shushan and
Ms. Patricia A. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. David Sonnabend
Ruth Steiner and
Clifford Robinson
Franklin D. and Caroline Stern
Joseph Stern
Dr. James T. and
Matilde S. Taguchi
Charles Tuthill
Marta Webster
Courtenay and
J. Edward White
Jo Lynne Whiting
Edwin L. and Mary Wolff
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