Phil Weiser
Colorado’s attorney general says sheriffs who won’t carry out a red flag bill court order “should resign”
A growing number of counties have declared themselves so-called “Second Amendment sanctuaries.” But does that mean commissioners want their sheriffs to disobey court-issued extreme risk protection orders?
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Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s effort to increase Obamacare birth-control exemptions
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado sues Trump administration for money withheld over immigration enforcement
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado lawmakers will consider whether to repeal the death penalty again, as factors align for passage
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Here is why Colorado didn’t convene a grand jury to investigate priest abuse as Pennsylvania did
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s Democratic attorney general is exploring lawsuit to stop Trump’s emergency declaration
Phil Weiser said the president’s order Friday goes against the rule of law. Other Democrats have threatened lawsuits pushing back against the move and the ACLU has already vowed to sue
Man exonerated in rape case will receive nearly $2 million after Colorado attorney general drops compensation challenge
Clarence Moses-EL spent 28 years in prison after a rape victim said his identity came to her in a dream. Attorney General Phil Weiser says it was a “travesty of justice.”
Nearly 3 dozen cybersecurity breaches reported in Colorado since start of consumer data-privacy law
More than 90,000 Coloradans private data has been breached -- at least that's what we know of thanks to a new state law
Flexing new political muscle, the outdoor industry unites for a historic push against climate change
In Denver, an alliance of ski and outdoor organizations resolves to tackle “the most pressing environmental issue of our time”
Colorado’s new attorney general wants $4.2 million for organizational makeover as part of big shift from his GOP predecessor
Phil Weiser, a Democrat, also said he will remove Colorado from a lawsuit challenging the Obama-era Clean Power Plan
A Colorado law pays people for time they wrongly spent in prison. It’s helped only one person.
Clarence Moses-EL could become the second person paid under the state’s exoneration law
3 ways of looking at the Colorado Supreme Court’s major oil and gas ruling
Moving forward, will the Martinez decision most benefit the industry or environmental activists? What about both?
Colorado’s new attorney general plans legal action against Trump administration over health care, citizenship question
Phil Weiser says “there is going to be an ongoing opportunity for us to join a range of lawsuits that are protecting our Colorado way of life (and) our population and standing up for the rule of law.”
Cynthia Coffman once had a bright political future. Here’s what Colorado’s GOP attorney general has to say as she leaves office.
The Colorado Sun interviewed Cynthia Coffman, who is preparing to leave office, about her future, the state of Republican politics and what went wrong in her gubernatorial bid
