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Denver judge rules state employees do not have to comply with ICE subpoena in whistleblower lawsuit
By: Colette Bordelon with Denver 7 News Posted 9:07 PM, Jun 26, 2025 State and city officials praised a Denver district judge's decision to block an order directing employees to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenas as "a victory for everyone in Colorado." The ruling comes after Scott Moss, Director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, filed suit against Gov. Jared Polis over the order, which Moss said was illegal and violated the commun

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Jun 26, 20252 min read


Denver judge rules state employees do not have to comply with ICE subpoena in whistleblower lawsuit
By: Colette Bordelon with Denver 7 News Posted 9:07 PM, Jun 26, 2025 State and city officials praised a Denver district judge's decision to block an order directing employees to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenas as "a victory for everyone in Colorado." The ruling comes after Scott Moss, Director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, filed suit against Gov. Jared Polis over the order, which Moss said was illegal and violated the commun

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Jun 26, 20252 min read


Polis administration admits prior compliance during lawsuit preventing sharing information with ICE
Author: Marshall Zelinger Published: 7:15 PM MDT June 23, 2025 on 9 News DENVER — A Denver District Court judge will decide whether Colorado can respond to a federal immigration subpoena after a state employee sued Democratic Gov. Jared Polis this month to prevent the state from sharing personal information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. During a court hearing Monday, a member of the governor's cabinet revealed the state has cooperated with ICE at least once

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Polis sued over ICE data handoff involving migrant child sponsors
By Alayna Alvarez Jun 5, 2025 In the same week that activists sounded the alarm over a recent uptick in ICE arrests at Denver's federal immigration court, a senior state official sued Gov. Jared Polis, accusing the Democrat of aiding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The big picture: The whistleblower lawsuit — filed Wednesday by Scott Moss, one of the governor's top labor officials — alleges that Polis ordered state employees to hand over personal informati

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Jun 5, 20251 min read


Polis sued over ICE data handoff involving migrant child sponsors
By Alayna Alvarez Jun 5, 2025 In the same week that activists sounded the alarm over a recent uptick in ICE arrests at Denver's federal immigration court, a senior state official sued Gov. Jared Polis, accusing the Democrat of aiding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The big picture: The whistleblower lawsuit — filed Wednesday by Scott Moss, one of the governor's top labor officials — alleges that Polis ordered state employees to hand over personal informati

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Jun 5, 20251 min read


Rape under wraps: how Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner chose profits over safety
Emily Elena Dugdale and Hanisha Harjani Thu 13 Feb 2025 05.00 EST When a young woman in Denver met up with a smiling cardiologist she matched with on the dating app Hinge, she had no way of knowing that the company behind the app had already received reports from two other women who had accused him of rape. She met the 34-year-old doctor with green eyes and thinning hair at Highland Tap & Burger, a sports bar in a trendy neighborhood. It went well enough that she accepted an

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Feb 13, 20253 min read


Denver brewery, craft beer festival guests file discrimination complaint against Greenwood Village hotel
By Lauren Penington | lpenington@denverpost.com and Katie Langford | klangford@denverpost.com | The Denver Post UPDATED: January 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM MST Organizers and guests of a Denver craft beer festival filed a state discrimination complaint against a Greenwood Village hotel after two Puerto Rican guests said a manager refused to check one of them in and later kicked them both out and called the police. Raices Brewing Co. owners Jose Beteta and Tamil Maldonado, who organi

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Jan 14, 20241 min read
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