Author: Nico Brambila

A dozen Democratic lawmakers — led by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse — have filed a lawsuit challenging what they allege is the Trump administration’s “unlawful obstruction” of their oversight in blocking lawmakers access to federal immigration detention centers. Filed Wednesday, the suit asserts members of Congress have authority to conduct investigations related to their legislative…

When Denver Public Schools filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in February, district leaders claimed one immediate fallout of the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement — students missing school. In sworn affidavits submitted with the complaint, Superintendent Alex Marrero and other school officials blamed changes to the administration’s “sensitive locations”…

The attorney challenging the Denver Public Schools district’s financing structure requested a court hearing to determine whether the Denver School Facilities Leasing Corp. is a “public entity” as district officials have claimed. They have asserted in court documents that the Denver School Facilities Leasing Corp., as a public entity, is entitled to governmental immunity from lawsuits.…

Denver voters have approved $4.3 billion in bond measures and mill levy overrides since 1988 sought by Denver Public Schools to maintain the aging buildings and support classroom instruction, The Denver Gazette has learned. That consistent support every four years has proven critical because Denver Public Schools lacks a long-term facilities plan, reflecting a pattern,…

After arguing in court filings that its lease-financing structure is legal because a nonprofit organization — not the district — incurred the debt without voter approval, Denver Public Schools now contends the same corporation is a “public entity” entitled to governmental immunity from lawsuits. The contradiction is more than semantics. If the Denver School Facilities…