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Colorado justices: El Paso County judge erred by removing prosecutor for comments about stabbing public defenders
Michael Karlik
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Updated 5 minutes ago
The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-1 vote, concluded on Monday that an El Paso County judge mistakenly removed a prosecutor from a murder case after he was overheard saying he hoped the defendant would stab public defenders if he...
Bureau of Reclamation sets Tuesday deadline for Colorado River deal
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 3 minutes ago
Tuesday, Nov. 11, is the deadline set by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the seven states of the Colorado River to develop a framework for an agreement on Colorado River operations. But that agreement seems just as far away...
Vroom, vroom: Eighth annual Rev the Runway speeds to a six-figure success | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson
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Updated 1 hour ago
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH Denver News: For the eighth year, National Jewish Health and Mercedes-Benz of Denver joined forces to stage Rev the Runway, a fundraiser best described as an evening where everything – the food, the fashions, and the fun —...
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn gay marriage decision
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis asking the justices to overturn its 2015 decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide. The high court did not elaborate on its decision to reject the petition, but...
Mike Johnson tells sidelined House members to get back to Washington regardless of travel delays
Lauren Green, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) advised representatives to begin their return to Washington early, with travel delays worsening, to vote on a bill to reopen the government. After more than 50 days of recess, Johnson has begun calling the members...
Supreme Court to review legality of counting mail ballots arriving after Election Day
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the legality of counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, which could have sweeping implications for laws in more than a dozen states. The high court on Monday granted the petition...
Raskin urges Trump to withhold ‘any form of clemency’ from Ghislaine Maxwell
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), in his capacity as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, is urging President Donald Trump to refrain from granting “any form of clemency” to Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. In a letter dated Sunday,...
Republicans plan first major legislative reform to labor laws in decades
Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
A group of Republicans has unveiled a new tranche of legislation to update federal labor law, part of a push to revamp laws to fit the modern economy. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...
Presidential emergency powers a looming issue at the Supreme Court
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
President Donald Trump faced his first major policy test before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with his tariffs under scrutiny. The case is the first of likely many where his emergency powers are under the microscope by the high court....
Trump issues pardons for Giuliani, Meadows, and others involved in 2020 presidential election controversy
Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation, published on Sunday night, to multiple individuals for “certain offenses related to the 2020 presidential election,” granting them a pardon for any charges against them. The official date of the actual proclamation was not...