State Courts and Federal Immigration Enforcement

Colorado attorneys say the state’s court e‑filing system now forces them to certify, under penalty of perjury, that they will not use nonpublic personal identifying information from the court database to investigate for, cooperate with, or assist federal immigration enforcement, except when required by law or court order. The change stems from Colorado’s 2025 Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status Act, which restricts collection and disclosure of immigration‑status‑related information in health care, education and government settings, and was rolled out March 30 after an earlier implementation was paused in September for review. Screenshots posted by Covenant Law founder Ian Speir show a click‑through agreement that must be accepted to log into the e‑filing system, leading him and other lawyers on X to argue the state is effectively conscripting private attorneys into its sanctuary‑style policies and interfering with cooperation with DHS and ICE. The Judicial Department’s notice says most case information remains public and that the requirement only governs access to nonpublic personal data, adding that those who decline must complete an additional brief certification, but critics online are already calling the move "indefensible" and predicting constitutional challenges on federal supremacy and attorney‑autonomy grounds.