Today is Nov. 14, 2023, and here’s what you need to know:

A federal judge in Denver has denied a request to block a new Colorado law mandating a three-day wait to acquire a firearm after purchase.

U.S. District Court Judge John Kane turned down the request for a preliminary injunction filed by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and firearms instructor Alicia Garcia. 

The plaintiffs said they will appeal the decision.

The Colorado Supreme Court announced last month that it will review two cases, one questioning whether a procedural misstep in a murder trial was sufficient to reverse a defendant’s conviction and the other examining what role Colorado’s open records law plays in legal claims against the government.

At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to hear a case on appeal. The justices narrowly turned down a third appeal questioning the legality of continuous electronic surveillance as part of a man’s sex offender sentence.

The court also signaled it may intervene in a pair of ongoing criminal proceedings. In one case, the district attorney’s office in Boulder County is asking the court to bar a defendant from calling the prosecutor on his case as a witness, and a defendant in Arapahoe County is seeking clarification on his ability to appeal a magistrate’s probable cause ruling.

The Boulder-based Native American Rights Fund Monday announced the formation of a first-ever institute that will provide tribal nations with resources and training to advocate for their water rights.

The Tribal Water Institute, to be located at the Native American Rights Fund, will receive initial start-up money – a three-year grant of $1.4 million – from the Walton Family Foundation.

In a statement, Native American Rights Fund Staff Attorney David Gover said the institute will help fill a critical gap.

“It will provide legal support, train water attorneys, develop policy ideas, and educate state and federal decision makers. By increasing law and policy expertise within Tribal Nations, we can help Indian Country ensure water is available for generations to come,” he said.

The Colorado Attorney General’s Office reached an agreement with a hotel company in September to settle allegations that the chain isn’t transparent with consumers about room prices.

An investigation by the Department of Law found a practice by the Dallas-based Omni Hotels of advertising room rates lower than what they actually cost after mandatory fees, according to a news release.

Under the settlement, Omni must display a room’s total price after fees – and that has to be most prominently shown rate, with taxes listed separate from fees – in any advertisement, the office said. 

Nikki Haley ‘s presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a critical moment in the GOP nomination fight.

Details of the advertising plans, which represent the Haley campaign’s first official advertising reservation, were obtained by The Associated Press ahead of a public announcement expected Monday. Haley’s planned investment, as of now, is more than five times larger than DeSantis’ current advertising reserves for the same time period, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact.

Haley’s move comes as she fights to emerge as the clear alternative to former President Donald Trump to represent the GOP against President Joe Biden next fall. DeSantis stands as Haley’s strongest competition for her party’s second-place slot, although the Florida governor’s campaign has shown signs of financial strain following a tumultuous summer.