Colorado Constitution
Experts analyze the effects of Adams County in-person visitor ban, challenged in court
This analysis first appeared on The Conversation. DENVER | The Adams County Jail does not allow in-person visits. Over the course of their incarceration, people detained there will never share a visiting room with their families and children, or even sit across from them behind a plexiglass barrier. The jail serves about one-third of Aurora’s […]
EMAIL TRAIL: How Riverstone Academy became Colorado’s first publicly funded religious school
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | When the leaders of a new elementary school applied for a four-digit public school code from the Colorado Department of Education last summer, they didn’t mention a key detail: The school would be religious. Instead, they said Riverstone Academy would offer traditional academics and trade-themed electives. […]
GOP candidates challenge semi-open primaries in last-minute lawsuit
DENVER | A last-minute lawsuit filed by three Republican candidates for office in Colorado claims allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in the GOP’s upcoming primary election violates their constitutional rights. The lawsuit seeks a ruling that the state’s semi-open primaries violate the 1st and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Colorado Constitution. The […]