Judge dismisses Gov. Jared Polis’ latest attempt to end lawsuit challenging ICE subpoena cooperation

Lawsuit challenging Colorado governor’s compliance with ICE subpoena can move forward, judge rules

A judge has denied Gov. Jared Polis’ request to dismiss the case against him in state court alleging his attempt to comply with a subpoena from Immigration and Customs Enforcement breaks state law. Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones on Wednesday rejected Polis’ motion to dismiss the case originally brought by former state labor department employee Scott Moss. Moss sued Polis in June after the governor ordered Moss to comply with a subpoena fro…

Judge dismisses Gov. Jared Polis’ latest attempt to end lawsuit challenging ICE subpoena cooperation

A Denver judge has rejected Gov. Jared Polis’ attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that has blocked certain state employees from complying with a federal immigration subpoena. Instead, District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones ordered outside attorneys representing Polis to provide a full response to the lawsuit by next week. He affirmed that a former state employee and a nonprofit law firm both had standing to sue the governor in a challenge of his May decis…