Source: Fox News
Summary
Colorado has reversed a requirement that attorneys using the state’s court e-filing system certify they won’t use court information to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts. The requirement was removed from state law after Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 26-1276. Multiple attorneys had spoken out against the requirement, calling it an overreach by the state. The House Judiciary Committee had also taken note of the issue, warning that it wrongly “commandeers private attorneys into Colorado’s radical sanctuary policies.”
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Once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question.
Colorado’s e-file system was requiring attorneys to certify they wouldn’t share personal information with the federal government. Attorneys spoke out, calling it an overreach. The House Judiciary Committee took note, warning of “sanctuary policies” and “obstruction of federal law enforcement.” The state reversed the requirement, but Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) sees it as part of a larger battle between states and the federal government.
The incident is just the latest volley in sanctuary states’ battle against federal supremacy.
Author: Evan Null
