Tag: attorney general phil weiser
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Colorado sues Trump administration over elections order
Colorado has joined a coalition of states in suing President Donald Trump over his new executive order on elections, arguing the directive unlawfully intrudes on their authority to run their own voting systems and threatens access to mail ballots for millions of voters. The lawsuit argued that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional because it intrudes…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ignites fierce debate after raising clemency questions in Tina Peters case
Gov. Jared Polis ignited a political firestorm Tuesday night after weighing in on the prison sentences of two former Colorado officials — a Democrat and a Republican — convicted of attempting to influence a public servant. The comments quickly fueled speculation about possible clemency for former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and drew sharp pushback…
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Colorado attorney general invites public to report ICE ‘misconduct’
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has launched a new online mechanism that allows Colorado residents to report “misconduct” by federal immigration agents, his office announced on Wednesday. “Nobody is above the rule of law, including federal agents such as ICE or border patrol,” he said. “This new reporting form is about keeping our communities safe…
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Judge denies AstraZeneca’s bid to block Colorado drug discount law
A Colorado district court judge denied drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s request for an injunction to block enforcement of a recent law barring drug manufacturers from imposing restrictions on covered entities to obtain drugs under a federal discount program. The law states that manufacturers and others may not directly or indirectly deny, restrict or limit the acquisition…
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Colorado fights federal campaign to stop SNAP from going to illegal aliens, certain noncitizens
Colorado joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to undo the Trump administration’s campaign to stop taxpayer-funded food aid from going to individuals illegally staying in the U.S., arguing the move also implicated a group of noncitizens who should be eligible to get the benefits under the law. At issue is a guidance from…
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Colorado Springs City Council opposes state AG’s lawsuit over Space Command relocation
Colorado Springs City Council voted Tuesday to ask state Attorney General Phil Weiser to drop his lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense for trying to move Space Command headquarters out of the city. The resolution passed 7-2, with Councilmembers Kimberly Gold and Nancy Henjum opposing the measure. The resolution stated that…
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SCOTUS: 3, Weiser: 0 — Colorado: embarrassed | George Brauchler
Recently, Attorney General and gubernatorial aspirant Phil Weiser took to social media to trumpet the news that he has become a part of 43 lawsuits against President Donald Trump (it could be up to 100 by the time of this printing). The AG’s lawsuit announcements have picked up significant pace as he battles with his…
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Nebraska says Colorado is stealing its water
The fight over Nebraska’s attempt to seize privately-owned land in northeastern Colorado persisted this week, with Nebraska accusing Colorado of stealing its water in a filing Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court. The issue deals with the Perkins County canal, a proposed 109-mile ditch stretching from Ovid in Sedgwick County and across the Colorado-Nebraska state…
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Colorado joins 22-state lawsuit to restore SNAP benefits amid government shutdown
Colorado joined a lawsuit filed by states against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to attempt to force the restart of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Those benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown. That could leave 600,000 Coloradans — 10% of the state population — without the…
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Colorado will keep fighting Kroger, Albertsons as proposed merger falls apart
After weeks of arguing in a Denver courtroom over the statewide effects of what could have been the largest grocery merger in the U.S., it’s still unclear what a local judge will rule. But for Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the state has basically won. On Wednesday morning, Safeway’s parent company Albertsons announced it is…