Denver, CO, October 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored the Jewish American reggae artist Matisyahu for his courageous stand after an attempt to cancel his appearance at a music festival because of his support for Israel. As noted in the Boulder Jewish News, the American Jewish musician refused to comply with the demand of organizers of a Spanish reggae
Denver, CO, October 14, 2015 … Colorado Public Radio’s Ryan Warner interviews Denver leader Barry Curtiss-Lusher as his three-year tenure as National Chair of the Anti-Defamation League comes to a close.
Denver, CO, October 7, 2015…The Anti-Defamation League, responding to reports of an alleged hate crime against a man based on his perceived sexual orientation, condemned the incident and applauded law enforcement for its action investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The alleged assault took place on September 10 outside a bar near Colfax Avenue and Washington
In a recent letter to the editor of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Mountain States Anti-Defamation League Regional Director Scott L. Levin commended the newspaper for publishing an editorial advocating for the Wyoming legislature to re-visit the long held opposition to hate crimes legislation in that state. Levin writes: We welcome the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s call for the Legislature to take
Denver, CO, August 13, 2015…The Anti-Defamation League applauded the Colorado Court of Appeals’ ruling that Masterpiece Cakeshop discriminated against a same-sex couple in violation of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act when it refused to bake them a wedding cake. The ruling in Craig v. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc. upheld two previous rulings that the bakery cannot refuse to make a wedding cake
