harassment
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Judge green-lights ex-Denver police employee’s discrimination case for trial
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Jurors in federal court will have the ultimate say about whether a former Denver Police Department supervisor experienced discrimination based on his national origin and sexual orientation, as a judge was unable to find either side could clearly prevail under the law. In a brief order earlier this month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine…
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State Supreme Court again strikes down part of harassment law as unconstitutional
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The Colorado Supreme Court once again invalidated part of the state’s anti-harassment law, finding the legislature targeted constitutionally protected speech in its effort to criminalize certain types of electronic communication. As written, Colorado law makes it a misdemeanor offense to communicate with someone by phone, text or computer in a manner intended to harass, threaten…
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Democratic women’s caucus to focus on abortion, health care, updating state’s harassment laws
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The General Assembly’s Democratic women’s caucus on Wednesday rolled out its 2022 agenda, which features four bills the caucus says will benefit all Colorado women. State Rep. Lisa Cutter, a Littleton Democrat who co-chairs the caucus, said they will use their “collective power” to advance policies for women, regardless of socioeconomic background, race, disability, sexual…
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Defendants may claim harassment in self-defense, state Supreme Court rules
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People may assert that they committed harassment in self-defense, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday, finding that an Arapahoe County judge mistakenly failed to instruct a jury that they could acquit a tow truck driver if they believed he punched another motorist to defend himself. Under state law, the crime of harassment involves striking…
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Will Coloradans ‘just have to live with it?’ Justices consider constitutionality of state harassment law
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If the Colorado Supreme Court decides yet again that part of the state’s harassment law is unconstitutional, residents may have to simply put up with targeted harassment that occurs online or via phone. The state’s justices pondered that possibility on Tuesday as they listened to oral arguments over a Garfield County judge’s decision to strike…
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Rep. Donald Valdez calls out fellow House Democrat on House floor
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The issue of harassment at the state Capitol took a turn Friday, when a Democratic member of the House claimed he’d been harassed by another member, a fellow Democrat, and threatened to call for an expulsion resolution. Rep. Donald Valdez of La Jara took to the House microphone Friday morning to complain that he had…
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IN RESPONSE: Civil Rights Division is too important for GOP’s political brinkmanship
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Recently in this space, Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican, wrote that Democrats had resorted to “misinformation,” “demagoguery” and “hysterical cries” about Republicans’ vote to defund the Colorado Civil Rights Division. I’ll skip the name-calling and stick to the facts. Each year, the CCRD investigates hundreds of claims of discrimination in employment, housing and…
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A whole bunch of Colorado laws go into effect Wednesday
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Wednesday marks 90 days since the end of the legislative session, which means Colorado law is set to change in ways large and small as a passel of new statutes join to legal code. More than 200 laws are set to take effect on Aug. 9. More take effect at staggered dates, depending on how…
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Not your grampa’s GOP: Senate cracks down on harassment of LGBTQ, disabled
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The gay-friendly side of the Republican Party was on display today as the GOP-majority state Senate passed much-talked-about legislation expanding anti-harassment protections to include the LGBTQ population and the disabled, and toughening penalties. House Bill 1188, sponsored in the upper chamber by state Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose, and Sen. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, adds physical or mental disabilities as…
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In surprise turn, Senate ‘kill committee’ green lights gay-rights harassment bill
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A state Senate committee packed with a conservative Republican-majority voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance a bill that would stiffen penalties for those who harass Coloradans for being gay or disabled. Gay rights supporters reacted with a jolt after the vote. They had braced for yet another defeat in the infamously hardline State Affairs “kill”…
