Constitution - The Journal

Mesa Verde denies access to horse roundup

Access to federal government actions is a First Amendment right, court says

DATE: Apr 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds of thousands rally across America for stricter gun control

Protesters call for closer scrutiny of gun sales, assault rifles

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Analysis: Five types of gun laws the Founding Fathers supported

Framers of the Second Amendment wanted an armed, but regulated, population

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: Itâ€™s Constitution Week in Cortez

Mayor Karen Sheek, seated, signed a proclamation on Monday declaring this week as Constitution Week. Each year, Constitution Week runs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23. It was enacted in 1956 by Pr...

DATE: Sep 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

ACLU discovers Durango law in violation of Colorado Constitution

City to allow jury trials in municipal court for minor offenses

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Amendment 71 creates odd bedfellows

Effort to toughen constitutional amendment process creates strange coalitions

DATE: Oct 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Adams State to pay 100K after president bans ex-professor

Adams State University has agreed to rescind a “no trespass order” banning a former professor who criticized administration practices, from its Alamosa campus and to pay $100,000 to settle a...

DATE: Jul 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Cortez police likely to face lawsuit in Make My Day case

A Denver attorney has confirmed that a civil lawsuit is likely against the Cortez Police Department in connection to a 2014 Make My Day criminal trial. In a 1,154-word letter date...

DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Journal obtained records after 6 requests

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office turned over public records in the Patricia McEachern discrimination case only after a First Amendment attorney requested the records on behalf of The Jo...

DATE: Sep 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spruell reignites state gun debate

Sheriff tells of governor apology

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Criminalizing the sick

Durango man’s isolation in jail exacerbated his mental illness

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff candidates weigh in on rights

Spruell, Nowlin cite protection from government

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News