As the 2022 legislative sessions for Colorado and New Mexico advance and Wyoming lawmakers prepare to begin work, the ADL Mountain States Region is focused on supporting legislation to protect houses of worship and promote Holocaust and genocide education. In Colorado, ADL is working closely with the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), lawmakers and an extensive network of coalition
This year marked the 14th annual ADL Mountain States Region’s Summer Associate Research Program. Forty summer associates from nine prominent law firms participated in this year’s program, the largest cohort to date. Under the direction of a supervising attorney, each summer associate researched an assigned topic and provided a legal memorandum to ADL. Participants in the program provide ADL’s regional and
On July 8th, ADL and the National Constitution Center virtually hosted the 22nd Annual Supreme Court Review. Watch the program here. This year’s distinguished panel featured Erwin Chemerinsky, legal scholar of constitutional law and federal civil procedure and Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law; Frederick Lawrence, 10th Secretary and CEO of the Phi Beta Kappa
Volunteer leaders from the ADL Mountain States Region met with federal lawmakers and staff to discuss ADL’s priorities. In each meeting, important policy issues were discussed: combating domestic terrorism and hate crimes; protecting voting rights, including ensuring access to the ballot; enhancing the safety and security of houses of worship; passing immigration reform; and more. ADL
Susan Brody was named Regional Board Chair Elect at ADL’s annual meeting on June 15. She will succeed Elisa Moran following the completion of Moran’s two-year term in 2022. Ms. Brody has been a valued member of ADL’s Regional Board with a deep commitment to ADL for 16 years and has chaired nearly every committee of the ADL board.
