Colorado Attorney General's Office
Coverage of Colorado Attorney General's Office in the Nexus archive.
- DOJ sues Colorado over in-state tuition for undocumented students
The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump is suing Colorado over state laws that provide in-state tuition and financial aid to undocumented students, arguing they violate a federal statute requiring equal treatment of U.S. citizens. Colorado's 2013 ASSET Act allows undocumented students who attended local schools or lived in the state to qualify for resident tuition and state aid, which the DOJ claims conflicts with federal law. Colorado's Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper criticized the lawsuit as an attack on education access for young immigrants.
- Nancy Guthrie case points to criminal underworld 'wrench attack' theory, retired detective says
Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, was apparently abducted in what experts suggest may be a "wrench attack" - a crime where hackers hire local criminals to kidnap victims' relatives for ransom. A retired detective notes the case shows mixed characteristics of both sophisticated cybercriminal tactics and street-level thuggery, with no arrests made over 100 days after ransom notes were sent to media outlets.