Steve Mount, a retired prosecutor, has been accused of disregarding the legal standard and evidence in his pursuit to secure the conviction of Ajay Dev, despite the fact that the truth and law no longer justify it.
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, while the ACLU has been working to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, immigrants, and queer people from the administration's increasingly authoritarian policies.
Mass incarceration is a complex issue that cannot be solved by simply tweaking the system, but rather by addressing the root causes of violence and poverty and reducing the number of people incarcerated.
Colorado's land use reforms could be a blueprint for climate and housing policy nationwide by legalizing infill housing, such as duplexes and fourplexes, and promoting transit-oriented development, which could drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions while helping to solve the state's growing housing crisis.