ADF attorneys to testify on wide range of Colo. bills
ADF legal experts available for media interviews
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015
Attorney sound bites: Michael J. Norton | Natalie Decker
DENVER – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys will testify before various Colorado House committees Feb. 4-17 regarding bills pertaining to physical privacy in locker rooms, physician-assisted suicide, religious freedom for student groups in higher education, the health and safety of women at abortion facilities, and infanticide.“State legislators have an opportunity and duty to consider and pass laws that protect the welfare and constitutionally protected freedoms of the people they serve, and to reject laws that infringe on or do harm to these rights,” said ADF Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton, who is scheduled to testify on Feb. 4, 12, and 17.
“Lawmakers best serve the public when they have considered all the facts,” added ADF Legal Counsel Natalie Decker, who will testify on Feb. 6 and 9. “ADF seeks to provide sound legal expertise on these bills so that both legislators and the public benefit.”
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton
WHAT: Testifying on HB 15-1081 (physical privacy in locker rooms) | ADF testimony
WHEN: Feb. 4, upon adjournment (approximately 10:30 a.m. MST)
WHERE: State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee; Legislative Services Building; 200 E. 14th Ave.; Room LSB-A; Denver
WHO: ADF Legal Counsel Natalie Decker
WHO: ADF Legal Counsel Natalie Decker
WHAT: Testifying on HB 15-1135 (physician-assisted suicide) | ADF-authored policy brief
WHEN: Feb. 6, upon adjournment (approximately 10 a.m. MST)
WHERE: Public Health Care and Human Services Committee, Colorado State Capitol, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Room 271, Denver
WHO: ADF Legal Counsel Natalie Decker
WHO: ADF Legal Counsel Natalie Decker
WHAT: Testifying on HB 15-1037 (religious freedom for student groups in higher education)
WHEN: Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m. MST
WHERE: Education Committee, Colorado State Capitol, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Room 107, Denver
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton
WHAT: Testifying on HB 15-1128 (Women’s Health Protection Act) | ADF testimony
WHEN: Feb. 12, 1:30 p.m. MST
WHERE: Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee; Colorado State Capitol; 200 E. Colfax Ave.; Room 107; Denver
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton
WHAT: Testifying on HB 15-1112 (Born-Alive Infant Protection Act)
WHEN: Feb. 17, 1:30 p.m. MST
WHERE: Public Health Care and Human Services; Colorado State Capitol; 200 E. Colfax Ave.; Room 107; Denver
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
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