u.s. constitution
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
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Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for ‘first public Christian school’
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EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, it is considered a contract school rather than a charter school. A new school, touted as the first public Christian school in Colorado, is facing pushback from the state education…
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How Colorado became the focal point of 14th Amendment efforts to disqualify Trump from the ballot
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The extraordinary Colorado election case now headed for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if former President Donald Trump is disqualified from the ballot had its humble beginnings three years ago in the Maryland basement office of a self-proclaimed legal nerd. It was around New Year’s Day 2021. Constitutional scholar and University of Maryland law school…
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BIDLACK | L’état, c’est moi
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When France’s King Louis XIV uttered the famous words “I am the State,” he was stating what he saw as obviously true – that as the absolute monarch, chosen (at least in his mind) by God, he was above any law made by mortal man. He asserted that he held all political and governmental authority. Scary.…
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At last, a nonpartisan, multi-media curriculum for the Constitution in Colorado classrooms
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We hear it often, especially from conservatives: “They’re just not teaching the Constitution in schools anymore.” Yet in our experience, schoolteachers are not avoiding the Constitution and American government in their classrooms. If twenty-two years of the Liberty Day Institute’s civic education programs has taught us anything, it’s that teachers are doing the best job…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan to headline rally for Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign after offering to lend the Republican a copy of the Constitution, will appear at a rally on Tuesday for Jason Crow, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, Crow’s campaign said Friday.…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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The Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump last year after offering to lend the Republican presidential candidate a copy of the Constitution sent out a fundraising email Friday for Jason Crow, a Democratic running in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. “Jason Crow is someone who goes where the fight is,” wrote Khizr…
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Rep. Dave Williams asks for Trump’s help to block Denver ordinance on immigrants
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Rep. Dave Williams is accusing Denver Mayor Michael Hancock of pandering to the “alt left” with a city policy not to help enforce federal immigration laws. The Republican from Colorado Springs is calling on President Trump to crack down on Denver. The Denver City Council is set to vote Monday night on the Public Safety Enforcement…
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter wants courts to decide if Trump’s ongoing foreign business deals violate Constitution
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter said Friday he’s suing President Donald Trump because he believes it’s a violation of the Constitution if the president’s businesses keep receiving payments from foreign governments without an OK from Congress. Perlmutter is among the nearly 200 congressional Democrats – including all three fellow Democrats in Colorado’s delegation, U.S. Sen. Michael…
