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Senate Panel Blocks Bill Expanding Lawsuits Against Government Officials
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Colorado Politics, Approved, State

Senate Panel Blocks Bill Expanding Lawsuits Against Government Officials

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics A panel of Colorado legislators on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed residents to sue federal and local officials in state court for alleged constitutional violations. Senate Bill 176 would have allowed individuals who have been subjected to a “deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities” afforded in the U.S. Constitution to sue for civil damages within two years of the alleged violation. The bill — sponsored by Sens. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, and Julie Gonzales, D-Denver — included exceptions for federal officials with absolute or qualified immunity. Both forms of immunity come with exceptions. The measure, dubbed the “No Kings Act” by supporters, piggybacked off another measure sponsored ...
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Colorado law allows probation for child sex assault: A third attempt to require prison time
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories

Colorado law allows probation for child sex assault: A third attempt to require prison time

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice Correction: This story originally identified Sen. Marc Snyder by the wrong first name. His name is Marc, not Chris. We regret the error. Editor’s update: The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up SB26-111 today at 1:30 p.m. Coloradans can watch live here. Seventy percent of people convicted of sexually assaulting a child in Colorado walk out of court on probation. Not prison—probation. Current law allows judges to impose probation for some child sexual assault convictions, and in certain cases prison is not required unless there are repeat offenses. SB26-111 would require prison time for anyone convicted. The bill has failed twice. A third attempt this year Reps. Brandi Bradley and Regina English have b...
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Senate To Weigh Limits On Birthright Citizenship As Supreme Court Case Looms
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Just The News, Approved, National

Senate To Weigh Limits On Birthright Citizenship As Supreme Court Case Looms

By Misty Severi | Just the News No speakers have been announced for the hearing so far but the hearing will take place March 10, at 2:30 p.m. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution announced Tuesday that it will be holding a hearing next week on ending automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal migrants and tourists. No speakers have been announced for the hearing so far but the hearing will take place March 10, at 2:30 p.m.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT JUST THE NEWS
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Colorado Lawmakers Clash Over Bill To Decriminalize Prostitution
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Colorado Lawmakers Clash Over Bill To Decriminalize Prostitution

By Marissa Ventrelli | The Denver Gazette Battle lines have begun to form at the Colorado state Capitol, where legislators are preparing to tackle a proposal to decriminalize prostitution statewide. Proponents said the proposal — which would eliminate the offense of soliciting for prostitution and the prohibition against patronizing a prostitute, as well as preclude local ordinances from banning “commercial sexual activity” — would result in safer and healthier outcomes for sex workers. Opponents said it would exacerbate human trafficking in Colorado, with one critic warning the legislation could lead to the state becoming a “mecca” for sex trafficking. Battle lines have begun to form at the Colorado state Capitol, where legislators are preparing to tackle a pro...
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Newly Released Watergate Files Show Nixon Faced Espionage From Within His Own Government
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Newly Released Watergate Files Show Nixon Faced Espionage From Within His Own Government

By James Rosen | Commentary, The New York Times On July 1, 1975, under gray skies, two Watergate prosecutors arrived in the office of the White House counsel. Also present was the deputy national security adviser, Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft. They were gathered for a burial. The intended object was a 297-page transcript created the previous week, when eight members of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, joined by a stenographer and two members of a federal grand jury, among others, interrogated Richard Nixon under oath near his home in San Clemente, Calif. Over two days, the ex-president’s grand jury testimony consumed 11 hours. Then came an interview by the prosecutors, undisclosed until now, that lasted an additional two. President Gerald Ford had pardone...
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Colorado Democrats Push To Legalize Prostitution Statewide By July
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Colorado Democrats Push To Legalize Prostitution Statewide By July

By The Denver Gazette | The Denver Gazette A group of Democrats is seeking to legalize prostitution in Colorado, arguing that current penalties “endanger” consenting adults. The proposal, if enacted, would decriminalize prostitution statewide and preempt local ordinances that ban it. If signed into law, it will take effect this July, making Colorado one of two states to legalize prostitution. The other state is Nevada. The bill would maintain the felony classification for pimping, though it would eliminate the word “prostitution” in the state laws and change it to “commercial sexual activity.” The bill — sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Nick Hinrichsen, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Lisa Cutter and Reps. Lorena Garcia and Rebekah Stewart — said repealing pro...
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Buyers walk free, survivors carry the scars: Colorado debates sentencing for child traffickers
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories

Buyers walk free, survivors carry the scars: Colorado debates sentencing for child traffickers

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado lawmakers confronted a question this week that has lingered for years under the gold dome: how far should the state go in punishing those who buy and traffic children? Two bills offered two different answers. Senate Bill 26-015 cleared Senate Judiciary on a 6–1 vote and was referred, as amended, to Appropriations. Senator Nick Hinrichsen cast the lone “no.” HB26-1082 went the other direction. Representative Scott Bottoms’ bill would have required life without parole in certain cases involving trafficked minors. It stalled in the House Judiciary Committee. No one in the room disputed the harm. That wasn’t the fight. The debate centered on sentencing, and whether judges should still have ro...
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Newly Found Notes Undercut Comey as DOJ Ties Clinton Plan Intel to Obstruction
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Just The News, Approved, National

Newly Found Notes Undercut Comey as DOJ Ties Clinton Plan Intel to Obstruction

By Jerry Dunleavy | Just the News Comey's allegedly false denial that he did not remember being briefed about the Clinton Plan intelligence will still be central to the DOJ's prosecution. The Justice Department failed to secure an indictment against ex-FBI Director James Comey charging him with lying when he claimed that he did not recall a CIA referral memo on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign plan to tie Donald Trump to Russia. But the DOJ is now revealing the false-statements allegation will still be used to support its successful indictment charging Comey with obstructing Congress. The DOJ’s two-count indictment, approved by a federal grand jury in September, stemmed from allegations that Comey misled the Senate during his testimony in late September 2020, when he reitera...
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Pam Bondi Turns the Tables on Senate Democrats in Fiery Judiciary Hearing
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Pam Bondi Turns the Tables on Senate Democrats in Fiery Judiciary Hearing

By Matt Vespa | Commentary, Townhall Attorney General Pam Bondi came out swinging today during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Democrats' plan was clear from the start: to distract and divert from their government shutdown, lawlessness in cities, rogue judges, and the death and destruction Joe Biden's open border policies unleashed. Pam Bondi was having none of it and continuously brought the conversation back to what Democrats tried to avoid. It’s one of those things: Democrats need to shift the focus on who’s to blame to mask their incompetence. She came prepared, bringing a gun to the Democrats’ knife fight. When liberal media reporters admit that she was cooking Democrats, you know it’s bad. Before we get to her taking these clowns to the cleaners, let’s ...
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Thousands of Trump–Russia documents found by Kash Patel in FBI ‘burn bags’ in secret room
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Fox News, Approved, National

Thousands of Trump–Russia documents found by Kash Patel in FBI ‘burn bags’ in secret room

By Brooke Singman | Fox News FBI Director Kash Patel has turned over the documents to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel found a trove of sensitive documents related to the origins of the Trump–Russia probe buried in multiple "burn bags" in a secret room inside the bureau, sources told Fox News Digital.  Sources told Fox News Digital that the "burn bag" system is used to destroy documents designated as classified or higher. Sources told Fox News Digital that multiple burn bags were found and filled with thousands of documents.  Sources told Fox News Digital that one of the documents FBI officials found in a burn bag was the classified annex to former special counsel John Durham's final report, which includes t...
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