Two-thousand-seventeen has been a rough year. The United States of America has had to reckon with some very ugly strains within our society, which became emboldened by the tone and the result of the 2016 presidential election. While Colorado Center on Law and Policy...
Meet Ed Kahn: Champion of Economic Justice
Despite his contributions to protecting civil rights and advancing the interests of the state’s less-fortunate residents, it’s safe to say that Ed Kahn, Esq., is not a household name in Colorado. Regardless, Ed is well-known and respected within Colorado’s legal...
Beyond ‘Dog Whistle Politics’: An interview with Ian Haney López
Ian Haney López is regarded as one of the nation’s leading thinkers on how racism has evolved in the United States since the civil rights era. Currently a professor of law at the University of California Berkeley, he is the author of three books, most notably “Dog...
Solving Problems: How CCLP Gets Stuff Done
What if you only had seven days to find a different place to live, pack up and move all of your possessions, relocate your family and enroll your kids in a new school? Unfortunately, in parts of Colorado where landlords know they can get higher rent from wealthier...
A Better Budget: Revive education and training
President Donald Trump calls his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, “A New Foundation For American Greatness.” Alternately dubbed the “taxpayer-first budget,” the document proposes $3.6 trillion in cuts over 10 years – largely at the expense of education, health...
News Release: Former District Court Judge elected to CCLP Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PDF version available here.) MEDIA CONTACT: Bob Mook, bmook@copolicy.org; 303-573-5669, ext. 311 Former District Court Judge elected to CCLP Board DENVER – Roxanne Bailin was elected to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy’s Board of Directors...