Justice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power y cultura cura! Episode 6 features community leader Steph Vigil, Citizens Project Interim Executive Director & political figure.

The case representing Jax is also the first in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors for their political speech & actions. ACLU CO is representing the case to protects our rights to free speech & privacy -- especially in our digital age.

INFO LINKS:

NOTE: Technically, the 2021 moratorium on evictions was extended -- not "passed" -- by the Biden Administration: https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Overview-of-National-Eviction-Moratorium.pdf

https://citizensproject.org/

https://www.csu.org/about/our-history

https://backpackbash.com

https://research.ppld.org/c.php?g=563686&p=6475202

Stronger Together - Housing Legal Day

Friday, August 29, 2025

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Family Success Center, 1520 Verde Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910

Free Legal Workshops - 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Free Resource Fair - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Free Legal Advice - 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

For special accommodations, email events@justicecentercos.org

NEWS ITEMS:

https://gazette.com/news/el-paso-county-says-no-to-billion-dollar-energy-project/article_93e94dba-cffd-4b35-80ad-808e0028283e.html

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/community-fills-the-gap-after-rockrimmon-library-closure

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/education/colorado-springs-d11-flag-policy-sparks-debate-over-classroom-expression

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DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on Aug. 1, 2025 (Happy 149th Bday, Colorado!). The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speakers as individuals and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Justice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power y cultura cura! Episode 5 features community leader Kandy Lewis, of the Colorado Springs Homeless Union.

The case representing Jax is also the first in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors for their political speech & actions. ACLU CO is representing the case to protects our rights to free speech & privacy -- especially in our digital age



Info Links:

https://www.facebook.com/people/Colorado-Springs-Homeless-Union/

https://www.westsidecares.org/

News Items:

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-new-information-about-plans-to-expand-ice-detention-in-colorado

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/immigration/ice-protest-colorado-springs

Jax's July 22, 2025 public comment on proposed ICE facilities in Colorado Springs to El Paso Board of County Commissioners: https://play.champds.com/elpasococo/event/99/s/3331

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/colorado-springs-homeless-union

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DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on July 25, 2025. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speakers as individuals and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Justice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power y cultura cura! Episode 4 features community leaders, U.S. military veterans and Left Face Pikes Peak Veterans podcast hosts: Adam Gillard and Dick Wilkinson, who talk politics and community engagement in Pikes Peak region.

The case representing Jax is also the first in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors for their political speech & actions. ACLU CO is representing the case to protects our rights to free speech & privacy -- especially in our digital age.

Info Links:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2091620/episodes

https://epccpv.org/

https://epccpv.org/podcasts

https://www.facebook.com/epccpv

https://bsky.app/profile/50501cos.bsky.social

www.jax4elpasocounty.com

News Items:

https://www.kktv.com/2025/01/31/lawsuit-filed-against-city-colorado-springs-over-marijuana-ballot-measure/

https://www.allsides.com/story/immigration-feds-raid-unlicensed-colorado-nightclub-detain-100-migrants

https://everythingisfineonline.substack.com/p/who-cares-what-the-city-thinks-anyway

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-tenth-circuit-protest-related-arrests-do-not-justify-dragnet-device-and

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DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on June 20, 2025. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speakers as individuals and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Justice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power and cultura cura! Episode 3 features community leader, Annette Leyva, of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.

The case representing Jax is also the first in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors for their political speech & actions. ACLU CO is representing the case to protects our rights to free speech & privacy -- especially in our digital age.

Info Links:

https://coloradoimmigrant.org/

https://www.coloradorapidresponsenetwork.com/



News Items:

https://pikespeakbulletin.org/local-politics/ice-says-86-patrons-of-raided-cos-nightclub-in-aurora-detention-center/

https://kdvr.com/news/local/18-people-removed-from-us-after-colorado-springs-nightclub-raid-86-still-in-ice-custody-ice/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywwqedpl4o

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DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on May 23, 2025. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speakers as individuals and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Justice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power and cultura cura! Episode 2 features community leader, Alisa Rizo, of Community Economic Defense Project.

The case representing Jax is also the first in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors for their political speech & actions. ACLU CO is representing the case to protects our rights to free speech & privacy -- especially in our digital age.

Info Links:

https://cedproject.org/

Listen live to the May 13, 2025 "Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs" oral arguments in the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (about 10:30 a.m. MST):

https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-live-streaming

Oral arguments archive recording: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/oralargument/search

News item: https://www.denver7.com/news/investigations/fort-carson-soldier-said-mother-in-law-was-responsible-for-underground-nightclub-denver7-investigates

"Staff Sergeant Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, 27, was arrested on federal drug charges last week, roughly three days after approximately 300 local and federal law enforcement agents raided an underground nightclub and detained more than 100 people."

https://www.hemlane.com/resources/colorado-rent-control-laws/

https://www.cpr.org/2023/04/25/rent-control-fails-legislature/

Episodes are recorded as a member of the Studio 809 Podcasts collective at The NeXt Us community co-working space in downtown Colorado Springs.

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DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on May 9, 2025. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speakers as individuals and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on May 9, 2025. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speakers as individuals and *DO NOT* represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Justice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power and cultura cura! Episode 1 features community leader, Mike Williams, of Men of Influence & Neighbors for Education.

The case representing Jax is notable because it's the first in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors for their political speech & actions. ACLU CO is representing the case to protect our rights to free speech & privacy -- especially in our digital age.

Info Links:

https://www.aclu-co.org/en/cases/armendariz-and-chinook-center-v-city-colorado-springs-et-al

https://www.aclu.org/cases/citizens-project-v-city-of-colorado-springs

https://www.fox21news.com/news/low-voter-turnout-for-city-council-election/

https://themenofinfluence.com

https://neighborsfored.org/about-us/

https://citizensproject.org/

https://www.csjuneteenthfestival.com/

https://www.fiestaspatriascolorado.com/

Episodes are recorded as a member of the Studio 809 Podcasts collective at The NeXt Us community co-working space in downtown Colorado Springs.

Follow the JWJ Podcast on YouTube, or your favorite podcast app!

https://linktr.ee/justice.with.jax



DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on April 18, 2025. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are

The journey of the historic Civil Rights case Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al. (2023), which is now in the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, continues to be chronicled on Season 2 of Justice with Jax.

On Episode 7, Jax reviews Season 2's wonderful guests and discusses where we're at with our democracy as 2024 comes to an end.

As host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, invites community to discuss the experience of going through the legal system and local current events because knowledge is power y cultura cura.

Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al. is the first case in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors in retaliation to their political speech & actions.

Info links for this episode:

5 U.S. Code § 7311 - Loyalty and striking - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7311

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-courts-presidential-immunity-ruling-undermines-democracy

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/presidential-immunity-questions-remain-after-trump-case-dropped/story?id=116272421

https://www.reimaginingsafetymovie.com/screenings

Episodes are recorded with Studio 809 Podcasts at The NeXt Us community co-working space in Colorado Springs.

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DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded Nov. 26, 2024. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speaker and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.

The journey of the historic Civil Rights case Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al. (2023), which is now in the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, continues to be chronicled on Season 2 of Justice with Jax.

On Episode 6, meet Jason Warf, Executive Director of the Southern Colorado Cannabis Council, a longtime advocacy nonprofit in the industry. As political watchers, Jax & Jason discuss current events, such as the two-year remembrance of the shooting at Club Q, and outcomes of Election 2024, including the passage of recreational cannabis sales in the City of Colorado Springs, a key political shift in a town long-known as politically conservative.

As host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, invites community to discuss the experience of going through the legal system and local current events because knowledge is power y cultura cura.

Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al. is the first case in U.S. history to provide undeniable evidence that federal and local law enforcement unconstitutionally spied on Black Lives Matter social justice protestors in retaliation to their political speech & actions.



Info links for this episode:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/colorado-springs-club-q-mass-shooting

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-memo-marijuana-enforcement

https://gazette.com/news/local/leader-of-patriots-protest-that-turned-deadly-in-denver-feared-by-blm-protesters-in-colorado/article_110e9796-0c0a-11eb-97d7-0b6262e1b0ab.html

https://gazette.com/news/marijuana/mayor-says-zoning-plan-for-recreational-marijuana-in-colorado-springs-could-take-until-2025/article_5faac66a-a862-11ef-bca6-97098faf4c74.html

https://www.sococc.org/

Episodes are recorded with Studio 809 Podcasts at The NeXt Us community co-working space in Colorado Springs.

Follow the JWJ Podcast on YouTube, or your favorite podcast app!

https://linktr.ee/justice.with.jax

DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded Nov. 19, 2024. The views, thoughts, & opinions expressed via this content are solely held by the speaker and DO NOT represent any other organizations or efforts — unless explicitly stated otherwise.