civil liberties
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Colorado’s Timothy Tymkovich tapped by chief justice to serve on surveillance appeals court
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Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich recently became the first Coloradan to sit on the bench of the nation’s secretive surveillance court system, which is charged with reviewing the government’s applications for gathering foreign intelligence inside the United States. Tymkovich, who has been a judge on the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit since…
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Q&A with Mark Silverstein | Three decades advocating for civil liberties in and out of court
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FAST FACTS: Mark Silverstein has worked for the American Civil Liberties Union for 31 years, including as the legal director since 1996 for the ACLU of Colorado He has announced his retirement from the organization, but will remain as the legal director emeritus Silverstein helped file cases challenging immigrant detention policies in El Paso County,…
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There were many good reasons to reject ‘red flag’ legislation
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In the closing days of the 2018 session of the General Assembly, the so-called “red flag” bill was rushed through the state House of Representatives in only five days from introduction to passage. House Democrats and the progressive media were united and vocal in their support, but in the end, only two of 47 Republicans…
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Hands-free driving, seat belt bills squeezed in Colorado Senate committee
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Republicans on a Senate committee put the brakes on Sen. Lois Court’s bill to make Colorado the 16th state with hands-free driving this week. Another failed bill before a Republican majority would have made failing to wear a seatbelt a primary offense that alone could get a driver pulled over. Senate Bill 49 on hands-free driving…
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Denver attorney Brad Levin joins crowded Democratic primary field for Colorado attorney general
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Attorney Brad Levin, a Denver Democrat, plans to announce on Monday that he’s getting in the race for Colorado’s attorney general in next year’s election, he told Colorado Politics. “The office of attorney general should be about protecting all Coloradans, no matter what their station in life may be,” Levin said. “My 35-year legal practice…
