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Appeals court finds Prowers County judge incorrectly analyzed firetruck collision lawsuit

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Colorado’s second-highest court directed a Prowers County judge last month to take a second look at whether a firetruck operator and the county itself can...

Appeals court reverses assault convictions after jury received no definition of ‘harm’

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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed an Arapahoe County defendant’s assault convictions last week, concluding the trial judge neglected to define a key, ambiguous term for jurors....

Colorado counties cannot challenge state law restricting immigration contracts, appeals court says

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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that counties lack standing to challenge a 2023 state law that restricts their ability to contract with the federal...

Colorado lawmakers propose changes to family court procedures | Bills in Brief

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Colorado lawmakers introduce hundreds of bills each year. Bills in brief cuts through the noise by explaining which proposals matter, what’s at stake, and how decisions at...

Federal judge partially allows second World Cup trafficking lawsuit to move forward

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to force Colorado secretary of state to screen out scam filings

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Federal judge finds no constitutional violation by Huerfano County well inspectors

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Federal judge warns of increasingly inadequate immigration bond hearings

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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Barry Morphew’s civil lawsuit against prosecutors, investigators

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Federal judge blocks evidence from Aurora police’s unconstitutional search

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Colorado justices confirm lawyers may ‘borrow’ allegations from elsewhere

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Appeals Court rules Douglas County violated open meeting laws

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Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law

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El Paso County defendant’s speedy trial rights violated, Colorado justices find in overturning convictions

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SCOTUS decides Colorado case, state’s newest justice authors first opinion | COURT CRAWL

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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The nation’s highest court decided a First Amendment case out...

Federal judge sides with Mesa County school district in ex-student’s First Amendment claims

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A federal judge concluded last week that Mesa County Valley School District 51 and three of its administrators did not violate the First Amendment rights...

Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in 4 ongoing cases

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The Colorado Supreme Court recently moved to intervene in four ongoing cases, including two criminal prosecutions, a civil lawsuit, and a child welfare proceeding. At...

Federal judge releases man immediately as consequence for immigration judge disobeying orders

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A federal judge ordered a man’s immediate release from immigration detention on Thursday after finding an immigration judge disregarded his prior orders requiring a bond...

Denver judge denies Gov. Polis request to dismiss ICE-related records case

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Colorado justices accept appeals on Netflix taxation, children pursuing neglect cases

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Letecia Stauch murder conviction in stepson Gannon’s death overturned by Colorado appeals court

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10th Circuit grants rare all-judges’ review of Colorado banking regulation

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Colorado appeals court orders new sentencing for Tina Peters, upholds convictions

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Judge rules that Colorado law makes it too hard for parties to bar unaffiliated voters from primaries

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10th Circuit upholds regulator’s methodology for Tri-State exit fees

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Federal judge proposes sanctions against Mike Lindell’s lawyers for continued fake citations

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Susan Blanco signals views on role of appellate courts in first opinion as Colorado justice

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Colorado leaders weigh next steps after Supreme Court rejects state ban on ‘conversion therapy’

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Federal judge dismisses U.S. government lawsuit against Colorado, Denver’s ‘sanctuary’ laws

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A federal judge dismissed the U.S. government’s lawsuit against Colorado and Denver on Tuesday, which alleged that various local policies impermissibly infringed on federal immigration...

Federal judge finds DOJ adequately searched for, disclosed records related to Bidens

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A federal judge determined on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice adequately searched for and disclosed records to a Colorado attorney in response to...

10th Circuit warns lawyers after finding fake case in filing

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The Denver-based federal appeals court warned attorneys to be more careful last month after discovering one lawyer cited a fake case in his arguments. In...

10th Circuit rules cognitively impaired man’s risk of lobotomy, mistreatment in Mexico not ‘torture’

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The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded last month that a man’s risk of mistreatment or forced lobotomy in his native Mexico did not amount to...