Court Won’t Toss Suit Claiming Polis Violated Colorado’s Limits on ICE Cooperation
By: Taylor Dolven | The Colorado Sun
A state judge dismissed Gov. Jared Polis’ request to throw out the case.
A judge has denied Gov. Jared Polis’ request to dismiss the case against him in state court alleging his attempt to comply with a subpoena from Immigration and Customs Enforcement breaks state law.
Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones on Wednesday rejected Polis’ motion to dismiss the case originally brought by former state labor department employee Scott Moss. Moss sued Polis in June after the governor ordered Moss to comply with a subpoena from ICE for personal information of Coloradans acting as sponsors for unaccompanied immigrant children.
Just weeks after Moss filed the lawsuit, Jones blocked Polis from ordering certain state workers to hand ...