A Colorado House committee killed Republicans’ quixotic bid to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold after an hours-long hearing Tuesday, dismissing allegations that Griswold should be removed for agreeing with efforts to keep Donald Trump off of the ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The House Judiciary Committee voted 8-3 … Read more
It is no secret that Jena Griswold, Colorado’s secretary of state since 2019, has a major problem with former President Donald Trump. A quick scroll through her account on X, formerly known as Twitter, reveals dozens of condemnations of the former president, with Griswold repeatedly calling him an “oath-breaking insurrectionist” and a “threat to democracy.” … Read more
Donald Trump can remain on Colorado’s ballot ahead of the Tuesday primary, the U.S. Supreme court ruled Monday morning, overturning a Colorado Supreme Court decision that had found the former president ineligible. While the state court’s decision was on hold, the federal justices’ 9-0 ruling puts to rest questions about whether states can enforce the … Read more
By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election. Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court … Read more
A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s name should be struck from the March 19 Illinois Republican primary ballot because he engaged in insurrection in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol and is disqualified from holding the office of president. Judge Tracie Porter made her ruling based … Read more
Unexpected partisan opposition to a state constitutional amendment that’s aimed at clearing the way for survivors of childhood sexual assault to sue over older claims has clouded the measure’s chances in the Colorado Senate. Backers, who are working to shore up support, see it as a black-and-white proposal that would give survivors of abuse that … Read more
Colorado lawmakers want to change the state constitution so that first-degree murder defendants can once again be held in jail without bail. The push comes just eight months after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that all criminal defendants — including those charged with first-degree murder — must be given the chance to pay bail and … Read more
Norma Anderson traces her long involvement in Colorado politics from her roots as a “Love girl” in the 1960s, working on the campaign of Republican Gov. John Arthur Love, to winning the post of Republican majority leader of the state Senate in the 2000s. Now 91, she says with a laugh that her political journey … Read more
The lead plaintiff in a Colorado case attempting to bar Donald Trump from the state’s ballot voiced hope that the U.S. Supreme Court would come down on her side. So did Secretary of State Jena Griswold. But that outcome seemed less likely after more than two hours of oral arguments and skeptical questions at the … Read more
If you can’t hear the live audio stream on a mobile device, click here. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sounded broadly skeptical of efforts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. In more than two hours of arguments in a Colorado-based case, both conservative and liberal justices raised questions of … Read more
