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  • The Colorado Sun | Colorado lawmakers debated education bills over teacher housing, state testing and more. | May 2026
  • Colorado Newsline | Fee on in-game purchases would fund youth mental health services under Colorado bill | May 2026
  • KKCO11 News | Settlement to overhaul Colorado’s facility schools for students with disabilities | May 2026
  • Colorado Politics | Why Colorado needs accountability and transparency in AI decision making (GUEST COLUMN) | May 2026
  • ACLU | Children Describe ‘Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom’ at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers | May 2026
  • Fox21 News | Colorado overhauls school oversight for students with disabilities | May 2026
  • CBS News | Colorado state officials say division of youth services to see massive changes | May 2026
  • KKTV11 News | Changes to Colorado not guilty by reason of insanity defense signed into law | April 2026
  • The Nation | The Last Cheap Ride | April 2026
  • Concord Monitor | Opinion: Open enrollment has a discrimination problem | April 2026
  • Denver Post | Colorado eyes changes to courts’ competency process after high-profile case stirred outrage | April 2026
  • CPR News | As Colorado’s Youthful Offender System becomes more ‘holistic,’ a new law moves to match it | March 2026
  • LifeSite Canada | Colorado lawmakers pass bill to end forced sterilization of people with disabilities | March 2026
  • Inside Edition Digital | Kids Reported ‘Hanging Themselves’ and ‘Drinking Cleaning Fluid’ to Escape Mental Center | March 2026
  • CBS Colorado | Colorado mothers decry conditions, impact of juvenile detention amid civil rights lawsuit | March 2026
  • 9News | Lawsuit claims minors were held in juvenile detention past release dates | March 2026
  • 9News: Next with Kyle Clark | Colorado lawsuit claims hundreds of children held past release dates in juvenile detention | March 2026
  • The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Lawsuit says Colorado keeps youth incarcerated past judge-ordered release dates | March 2026
  • Colorado Politics | Lawsuit alleges Polis administration is holding juveniles after court‑ordered release | March 2026
  • CPR News | Lawsuit alleges hundreds of kids being held in detention after a judge deems them releasable | March 2026
  • Aurora Sentinel | Colorado sued over holding disabled youth in detention past release dates | March 2026
  • CBS Colorado | Colorado state officials keep hundreds of children in juvenile detention for longer than law allows, lawsuit alleges | March 2026
  • The Denver Post | Colorado detains hundreds of youths deemed releasable because state has nowhere to place them, lawsuit alleges | March 2026
  • Aurora Sentinel | Colorado lawmakers pass bill to enforce disability accommodations in schools | March 2026
  • Fox21 News | Report: State’s youth detention system at breaking point | March 2026
  • Chalkbeat Colorado | As disability accommodations complaints filed with feds languish, parents ask Colorado for help | March 2026
  • KKCO11 News | Colorado bill to end forced sterilization of people with disabilities moves through Senate | March 2026
  • Denver7 | Denver7 Investigates helps Aurora tenant win back disability accommodation after Greystar dispute | February 2026
  • Fox31 Denver | State lawmakers takes step toward increasing penalties for rideshare discrimination | February 2026
  • National Today | Colorado Bill Aims to Repeal Forced Sterilization Law | February 2026
  • Colorado Sun | Colorado Democrats want to protect the civil rights of students with disabilities | February 2026
  • Think+Change | Safety in Community Living Options | February 2026
  • KOAA News5 | Proposed House Bill would repeal parts of Colorado’s ‘Eugenics-era’ forced sterilization law | February 2026
  • Fox21 News | Bill to end forced sterilization advances to State Senate | February 2026
  • Chalkbeat | Colorado lawmakers want to help parents who feel ‘ghosted’ by the federal Office for Civil Rights | January 2026
  • KOAA News5 | Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation under scrutiny after months of service delays | January 2026
  • The Guardian | ‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DOJ changes priorities | December 2025
  • Westword | Disability Advocates Back Federal Probe of Colorado Prisons, Allege Years of Violations | December 2025
  • The Hechinger Report | Under Trump, protecting students’ civil rights looks very different | December 2025
  • Denver Post | Is DOJ investigation of Colorado prisons an honest probe or political stunt? | December 2025
  • Filter | DOJ Opens Wildcard Investigation Into Colorado Prisons, Youth Centers | December 2025
  • Committable | Protection & Advocacy: Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, part one | December 2025
  • 9News | Teen describes what restraints were like inside Colorado treatment facility | November 2025
  • Colorado Politics | Colorado office serving people with disabilities faces budget crunch amid federal shutdown | November 2025
  • Fox21 News | Family questions sudden discharge after report cites dangerous conditions at treatment center | October 2025
  • Fox21 News | Report alleges dangerous conditions at Southern Colorado youth treatment center | October 2025
  • The Denver Post | Colorado youth mental health facility restrains kids excessively, disability rights group finds | October 2025
  • Cañon City Daily Record | ‘This is a mental health facility; it’s not a jail:’ Investigation into Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center finds excessive use of restraints | October 2025
  • Denver7 | Disability Law Colorado reports ‘dangerous conditions’ at Southern Colorado psychiatric treatment center | October 2025
  • KOAA News5 | ‘Excessive restraint’ among concerns at Southern Colorado youth treatment center, report says | October 2025
  • CBS Colorado | High restraint rates highlighted in report detailing concerns at Colorado youth treatment center | October 2025
  • 9News | High restraint rates highlighted in report detailing concerns at Colorado youth treatment center | October 2025
  • The Denver Post| What role did a 2024 Colorado law play in the release of Ephraim Debisa from Weld County’s jail? | September 2025
  • CPR News | Colorado rolls out a new alternative for people who might otherwise end up on court competency waitlists | September 2025
  • Yellow Scene Magazine | Dismantled Childhood: How the Department of Education is falling under Trump | August 2025
  • CPR News | Disability rights movement sprouted in Colorado | August 2025
  • 9News | Federal budget cuts threaten Colorado disability protections | August 2025
  • Colorado Politics | Colorado mental health crisis collides with public safety worries… | August 2025
  • 9News | Colorado advocates decry Trump’s proposed cuts to disability services | July 2025
  • Committable | Protection & Advocacy: Colorado | June 2025
  • Colorado Politics | Trump administration’s repeal of accessibility standards alarms Colorado disability advocates | June 2025
  • Denver7 | New law protects Coloradans with disabilities and their right to live, receive care at home | May 2025
  • CPR News | How Trump has changed Colorado in 100 days | May 2025
  • Denver7 | Polis vetoes bill that would ban municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts | May 2025
  • Axios Denver | U.S. Rep. Evans decries “fear-mongering” despite looming Medicaid cuts | May 2025
  • Fox31 Denver | Colorado Voting Rights Act signed into law, adds voter protections | May 2025
  • The Associated Press | A model employer no more? Disabled workers question the federal government’s commitment to inclusion | May 2025
  • Denver7 | ‘Groundbreaking’: RTD committee to consider renaming station in honor of disability rights advocate | May 2025
  • Ark Valley Voice | Historic State Voting Rights Act Heads to Governor’s Desk | April 2025
  • CPR News | Right of Coloradans with disabilities to live at home would be protected under Colorado bill | April 2025
  • Fox31 Denver | Colorado autism advocates pushing back on proposed plan for data collection | April 2025
  • Denver7 | Colorado bill would ban municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts | April 2025
  • Chalkbeat Colorado | Trump education cuts will affect Colorado, lawmakers are warned | April 2025
  • CPR News | Future of federal funding for Colorado schools remains uncertain, student civil rights investigations stalled | April 2025
  • CBS News Colorado | Colorado lawmakers receive a dire message from former Department of Education employees | April 2025
  • Denver7 | ‘Less staff and more work’: State lawmakers hold hearing on the impact of U.S. Department of Education cuts | April 2025
  • Denver7 | Disability Law Colorado to push for state-level civil rights bill in wake of federal education cuts | April 2025
  • Denver7 | Colorado bill aims to codify Supreme Court protections for people with disabilities | April 2025
  • Colorado Politics | Colorado Supreme Court’s rules for disability accommodations on bar exam face criticism | March 2025
  • 9News | As Trump tries to dismantle the US Dept. of Ed., disability advocates and parents worry about impact on kids | March 2025
  • CPR News | How Colorado kids could feel the pain of the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education | March 2025
  • Law Week Colorado | New Colorado Law Aims to Raise Accessibility Standards in Local Building Codes | March 2025
  • Denver7 | Colorado disability rights organizations speak out against sweeping cuts to US Dept. of Ed. | March 2025
  • CBS News Colorado | Coloradans assess how Department of Education job cuts will impact the state | March 2025
  • CPR News | How US Department of Education Layoffs Impacts Colorado | March 2025
  • Chalkbeat Colorado | Seclusion In Schools Remains Unknown Problem Without Data | March 2025
  • Fox31 Denver | Disabled community rallies in Colorado as federal cuts loom | March 2025
  • Denver7 | Advocates set to gather at state capitol to discuss legislation for Coloradans with disabilities | March 2025
  • CBS News Colorado | Colorado bill protecting disabled people from institutionalization advances | February 2025
  • Denver7 | Colorado Department of Corrections reaches settlement to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates | February 2025
  • The Denver Post | Colorado Medicaid program battles new problems — with few answers — after transport fraud scheme | February 2025
  • CBS News Colorado | U.S. Department of Justice investigates reported “seclusion and restraint” used against disabled Colorado students | January 2025
  • 9News | Advocates hopeful as DOJ opens investigation into Douglas County schools over civil rights violations | January 2025
  • Fox31 Denver | Douglas County School District under federal investigation by Department of Justice | January 2025
  • Denver7 | DOJ launches investigation into Douglas County School District over alleged civil rights violations | January 2025
  • CPR News | U.S. Justice Department opens investigation into Douglas County School District; will conduct interviews next week | January 2025
  • Denver Post | Justice Department investigating Douglas County School District’s response to racial discrimination, bullying of students | January 2025
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