WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Previewing a groundbreaking white-collar trial in Denver
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Michael Karlik and Ernest Luning join host Pat Poblete to preview the upcoming three-week criminal trial of Denver-based DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, which will begin on Monday morning.
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Appeals court reluctantly finds last-minute release of evidence by judge, prosecutor justified extension of trial deadline
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday declined to find a defendant’s right to a speedy trial was violated, even as the appellate judges were disturbed that an Arapahoe County judge and prosecutor waited until the last minute to release 31,000 pieces...
Montezuma County judge says ‘imperfect decisions’ do not justify disciplinary authorities’ ‘overreach’
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 27 minutes ago
A Montezuma County judge responded on Monday to the allegations of misconduct against him, arguing any poor decisions he may have made did not justify his removal from office and further insisting he did not lie to disciplinary officials. In...
Colorado’s federal courts announce preparations if shutdown is prolonged
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 minutes ago
The federal trial and appeals courts headquartered in Denver have announced anticipated changes to their operations should the lapse in congressional appropriations be prolonged, with Oct. 17 being a critical date for the judiciary. In an Oct. 1 letter to...
Appeals court agrees Lochbuie cannot challenge alleged lack of services from library district
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that the town of Lochbuie cannot challenge the alleged lack of services its residents are receiving from a Weld County library district that has been in existence for four decades. However, a three-judge Court...
10th Circuit orders resentencing after government concedes man’s serious probation violation cannot stand
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court granted an unusual joint request between the prosecution and the defense on Wednesday, directing a judge to resentence a man who was incorrectly found guilty of a severe probation violation. There are multiple classifications of...
10th Circuit clarifies when hardship to child can halt parent’s deportation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court clarified on Monday that immigration judges, when deciding whether to halt a person’s deportation because of hardship to their child, should consider whether the child meets the age threshold at the time of the decision,...
‘A model example’: 10th Circuit OK’s Colorado’s non-discrimination requirement for universal pre-K
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Colorado’s universal pre-kindergarten program does not violate the rights of religious preschool operators by requiring participating organizations to refrain from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, among...
Federal judge sides with Denver in Lisa Calderón’s retaliation lawsuit
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
A federal judge last week concluded a critic of then-Denver Mayor Michael Hancock had not shown that the termination of her city contract amounted to retaliation for her speech. Lisa Calderón was a mayoral candidate and, for a time, the...
Colorado justices, 5-2, conclude prior version of ‘3 strikes’ law satisfied Constitution
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
The state’s highest court ruled on Monday that the version of Colorado’s “three strikes” law that was in effect before this year was constitutionally compliant, notwithstanding a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that prompted the legislature to change how defendants...
Federal judge dismisses challenge to prison policy forbidding assistance with certain legal claims
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a formerly incarcerated man’s challenge to Colorado’s prison policy that forbids the use of library resources for the pursuit of certain claims generally deemed frivolous. Robert Wayne Robinson sued the law librarian at the...
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Taking the stand Thursday as the final witness in the ongoing trial against the city, Denver police’s chief of patrol said he believes the department made mistakes in some aspects of its response to the 2020 George Floyd protests. But he painted a picture of a police department caught off guard by the intensity of […]
Introducing Conor Hall, new head of Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
Colorado has a new face for its mighty outdoor industry. It’s a young one. It’s 32-year-old Conor Hall, who from his childhood mountain town of Crestone has gone on to accomplish an impressive amount in an early career. It has been a career in politics, most recently with The Trust for Public Land. For the […]