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May 02, 2016
Bills to Protect the Rights of Poor Defendants in Municipal Court Receive Broad Bipartisan Support, Head to the Governor’s Desk
DENVER – The Colorado legislature passed two pieces of legislation in recent days to protect the rights of poor and vulnerable defendants in Colorado’s municipal courts. Both bills await Governor Hickenlooper’s signature.
Apr 25, 2016
Colorado Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case of Bakery That Turned Away Gay Couple
DENVER – The Colorado State Supreme Court today decided to let stand an appellate court ruling that Masterpiece Cakeshop violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law when it refused to sell a same-sex couple a cake for their wedding reception.
Apr 06, 2016
Fact sheet: HB 16-1311 - A Bill to End Debtors' Prisons in Colorado
Municipal courts create debtors' prisons by using jail or the threat of jail to collect debts from the poor.In 2014, the legislature passed HB-1061 with near-unanimous bipartisan support, acting to end debtors' prisons in Colorado and ensure that no one ever be incarcerated for failure to pay court debts they are too poor to pay.Municipal courts skirt the law by issuing arrest warrants for defendants who fail to pay as scheduled.
Mar 11, 2016
Move Along to Where? Sweeps Illustrate Inhumane Treatment of Homeless and Vulnerable in Colorado
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