Author: LANCE BENZEL
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District Attorney candidates trade barbs ahead of primary
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A contentious campaign to be the Pikes Peak region’s top prosecutor comes to a head this month, pitting a nine-year veteran of the District Attorney’s s Office touting courtroom bona fides against a former lawmaker who has attacked his opponent’s integrity. Michael Allen, a senior deputy district attorney, and Mark Waller, an El Paso County…
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Polis meeting with Trump this week to lobby for federal pandemic aid
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Gov. Jared Polis is headed to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with President Donald Trump and lobby for federal help in bailing out Colorado’s coronavirus-battered economy, the governor’s office said Sunday. “Gov. Polis is scheduled to meet with President Trump on Wednesday and will continue advocating for Colorado to receive more federal support during…
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Colorado Supreme Court rejects bid for ‘immediate’ action to reduce jail populations
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The Colorado Supreme Court deliberated for less than a day before rejecting a call by the Colorado State Public Defender and other defense groups for “immediate” action to further depopulate jails and bolster safety protocols in the courts amid the spread of the new coronavirus. The groups’ emergency petitions were filed Friday morning in a…
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State public defender, inmate advocates seek ‘unified’ COVID-19 strategy in jails and courts
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The Colorado State Public Defender’s Office and inmate advocates on Friday petitioned the state Supreme Court to create a “swift, unified and comprehensive response” to reduce the number of incarcerated people in Colorado and to bolster safety in courthouses. The action came in the form of two emergency petitions seeking uniform policies to encourage judges…
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Federal authorities clear Colorado Springs officers in De’Von Bailey killing
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Two Colorado Springs police officers who fatally shot 19-year-old De’Von Bailey in the back as he fled an arrest in August did not violate federal law, authorities said Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Denver field office of the FBI will not pursue charges against officers Alan Van’t Land and Blake Evenson. “Both offices concluded…
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Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers
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More than two decades of TV ads touting eye-popping cash awards turned Aurora personal injury lawyer Franklin D. Azar into a household name in Colorado. They also created a conundrum for consumers, who stand alone when it comes to figuring out if Azar’s and other personal injury lawyers’ oft-repeated promises of a hassle-free payday are…
