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ADL Summer Associate Research Program Memo Competition Winners to be Honored at ADL’s Civil Rights Awards Reception

The ADL Mountain States Region will honor civil rights champions Hans Meyer (immigration attorney and founder of The Meyer Law Office), Qusair Mohamedbhai (civil rights attorney and a partner at Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC) and Judy and Dennis Shepard (founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation) at its 2019 Civil Rights Awards Reception on Wednesday, February 20, from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Chambers

ADL Calls on Leaders to Redouble Efforts to Counter Hate After FBI Reports Hate Crimes Jumped 17 Percent Nationwide

Hate crimes reported in Colorado, Wyoming remain at elevated levels; New Mexico experiences a decrease in reported hate crimes The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region expressed concern that, for the third year in a row, the FBI’s annual hate crime report documents an increase in hate crimes nationwide. Hate crimes in the U.S. jumped 17 percent in 2017 with a

ADL urges support of Amendment A

Colorado voters will begin receiving their mail ballots this week and will make decisions on 13 statewide ballot measures this election cycle. The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region has taken a position in support of one of those measures – Amendment A. Amendment A is a constitutional amendment that was referred to the ballot by unanimous support of both the

ADL Mountain States Summer Associate Research Program Celebrates the Start of its Eleventh Year

Judge Allison Eid of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Court was the keynote speaker at the opening reception on June 7 to kick off the 2018 Mountain States Anti-Defamation League Summer Associate Research Program. Judge Eid shared her personal story and insights into her remarkable judicial career with the three dozen attorneys and summer associates

Colorado’s legislative session winds down with unfinished business

As the 2018 Colorado legislative session comes to an end on Wednesday, May 9, one big issue remains unresolved:  the reauthorization of the Colorado Civil Rights Division. The Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD) protects all Coloradans from discrimination in housing, employment and public spaces. The agency was established in 1951, with the support of ADL. Colorado was the third state