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ADL Applauds Passing of Hate Crimes Reporting Legislation; Defeat of Religious Exemption Bill

The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region was  proud to support House Bill 1138, “Hate Crimes Reporting By Law Enforcement,” which was recently signed into law by Governor John W. Hickenlooper.  Scott L. Levin, ADL Mountain States Regional Director, was present at the bill signing together with Bill Sponsor Representative Joe Salazar,  Governor Hickenlooper, and others. We are especially thankful for the bi-partisan

ADL Statement in Support of the Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act

    Denver, CO, March 6, 2017 . . . At a press conference today on the West Steps of the Colorado State Capitol, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin issued the following statement in support of the Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act (barring the State of Colorado’s participation in a Federal registration and/or internment program):  

ADL APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT RULING IN JURY RACIAL BIAS CASE AS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE INTEGRITY OF JURY SYSTEM  

    Denver, CO, March 6, 2017 . . . The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado, which held that the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury requires that courts be allowed to consider evidence that a conviction was tainted by a juror’s racial bias. “When racial prejudice infects our jury

ADL Speaks Out Regarding Complaints of Anti-Semitism at West Jefferson Middle School

Following reports that a Jewish student has been repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic comments at West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer, Colorado, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin issued a press release and was also interviewed by Denver CBS News 4 reporter Rick Sallinger.  The CBS report  indicated that both the student and a teacher at the school