dave montez
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UPDATED: Colorado officials react to mass shooting at Orlando nightclub
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Colorado officials, candidates and organizations reacted with heartbreak, shock and condemnation to the news Sunday morning that a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens of others in what authorities say is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history: Senate…
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Montez: Colorado can’t afford a vacancy on our overworked federal court
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The federal courts play a pivotal role, and often serve as a last resort, in protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Coloradans, which we saw this year when the freedom to marry was afforded to same-sex couples across the country. When courts are backlogged, it causes real harm to citizens — including LGBT citizens —…