Wyoming lawmakers tabled a bill last week that would have created a bias-motivated crimes law in the state, commonly referred to as a hate crime law. House Bill 218 was postponed indefinitely on March 12 by members of the Wyoming House Judiciary Committee. The bill would have allowed a court to take into account a suspect’s targeting of an

  The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Summer Associate Research Program Memo Competition: Molly E. Clarke and Laura J. Salter. Both Ms. Clarke and Ms. Salter were summer associates at Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti. Both of the winning memos address current legal issues around COVID-19 response. Molly Clarke

On November 12 the community gathered online to celebrate the work of ADL and honor Sheldon (Shelly) Steinhauser with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Attendees were rewarded with a myriad of uplifting moments, including special comments from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock. Board member Cheri Rubin put her creativity and vision to work, recruiting a trio

  Colorado voters this November will make decisions on nearly a dozen proposed changes to the state’s laws and constitution. One of those ballot measures is Proposition 115 that would ban and criminalize abortion later in pregnancy. Proposition 115 is a citizen initiative that would change state law, not the constitution, to ban abortions after 22 weeks. It contains an

    The ongoing pandemic and social distancing measures did not prevent ADL Mountain States volunteer leaders and staff from meeting with members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during the summer recess. In each meeting, important policy issues were discussed including:  legislation to respond to growing domestic terror threats and hate crimes; voting access, safety and security;