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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 overturns Douglas County vehicular homicide conviction due to faulty jury instructions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s vehicular homicide conviction and 12-year prison sentence on Thursday after determining a Douglas County judge omitted key language from the jury instructions that could have resulted in a different outcome. James Paul McDonald was...
Federal judge dismisses malicious prosecution claim against former Denver prosecutor
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
A federal judge concluded on Monday that a former Denver prosecutor could not be sued for allegedly causing the arrests of two plaintiffs after they failed to appear for trial on the scheduled date, even though the trial had been...
Judicial discipline commission reports increased transparency, increased submissions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline received 473 misconduct complaints about judges in 2025, which was nearly 29% higher than in 2024 and substantially greater than any time in the past decade. However, only 31 complaints were referred to the commission...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ignites fierce debate after raising clemency questions in Tina Peters case
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Gov. Jared Polis ignited a political firestorm Tuesday night after weighing in on the prison sentences of two former Colorado officials — a Democrat and a Republican — convicted of attempting to influence a public servant. The comments quickly fueled...
Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in dispute over treatment for trans children
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado on Tuesday to explain why it should not direct the organization to resume providing certain types of services to transgender children in compliance with the state’s non-discrimination law. Last month, a Denver...
Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
Michael Kunzelman
michael.kunzelman@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge...
Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
Michael Kunzelman
michael.kunzelman@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON • A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia...
Colorado Supreme Court clarifies restraining order violations can always support burglary charge
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a violation of a restraining order can also serve as a basis for finding a defendant guilty of burglary. Under state law, a person commits second-degree burglary by unlawfully entering or...
10th Circuit judge creates vacancy, district court gets new chief judge | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A longtime member of the Denver-based federal appeals court will give the president a vacancy to fill, plus Colorado’s federal trial court will see a...
Morgan County man accused of killing wife, staging her suicide charged with first-degree murder
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
A grand jury announced the indictment of 52-year-old Ronald Lowry, who is accused of killing his wife in October 2023 and staging the crime scene to look like a suicide. Lowry, who was arrested Friday in Morgan County, was charged...
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