CJ’s Diner wants lawsuit thrown out, says regulations are unconstitutional

Attorneys for CJ’s Diner have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the restaurant for opening to indoor dining when it was prohibited because of the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing public health...

DATE: Dec. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can the Constitution and COVID restrictions coexist?

COVID-19 restrictions have lasted so long and have narrowed the right to gather to such an extent that some legal scholars say some measures taken to limit transmission of the virus are impinging...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 enforcement: ‘It’s unsettled’ in Durango, statewide

Enforcement in the form of penalties for violators of COVID-19 restrictions “is not crystal clear,” says the leader of San Juan Basin Public Health. But Liane Jollon, SJBPH executive director, said...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man battled COVID-19. Now he’s fighting health restrictions

Jaime McMillan just overcame a six-week battle with COVID-19, but he’s worried health restrictions are now more of a menace to individual liberties and commerce than the virus is to public health....

DATE: July 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde denies access to horse roundup

Planning has begun on a roundup of “trespass” horses at Mesa Verde National Park, and a public adoption process will follow. But the park has denied a request by The Journal to report on and...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds of thousands rally across America for stricter gun control

WASHINGTON — Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Analysis: Five types of gun laws the Founding Fathers supported

The Second Amendment is one of the most frequently cited provisions in the American Constitution, but it is also one of the most poorly understood. The 27 words that constitute it seem to baffle...

DATE: March 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: It’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 President...

DATE: Sept. 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

ACLU discovers Durango law in violation of Colorado Constitution

The city of Durango agreed to revamp its municipal codes to allow residents facing a fine for low-level criminal offenses to receive a jury trial, after hearing from the American Civil Liberties...

DATE: July 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Amendment 71 creates odd bedfellows

DENVER – Forget “The Odd Couple,” opponents of Amendment 71 in Colorado could have their own sitcom, “Odd Bedfellows.” The coalition opposed to making it more difficult to amend the state...

DATE: Oct. 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Bundys finally get their day in court

Wednesday marked the start of the trial of brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy and six other defendants charged for their actions during the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in...

DATE: Sept. 7, 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: July 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

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