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Appeals court revives child abuse prosecution despite ex-DA’s ‘inappropriate’ comments to media

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Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated the criminal charges in a Fremont County child abuse case on Thursday, acknowledging the elected district attorney’s public comments about the...

Federal judge green-lights trial for ex-Rio Grande County sheriff employee’s hostile work environment claims

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A federal judge on Monday found a former Rio Grande County sheriff’s dispatcher had not shown she was subjected to disability discrimination or was retaliated...

Federal judge dismisses claim of falsified testimony against El Paso County coroner employee

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A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from a man who was tried and acquitted of his girlfriend’s 2021 murder, and who subsequently accused...

Appeals court reluctantly finds last-minute release of evidence by judge, prosecutor justified extension of trial deadline

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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...

Montezuma County judge says ‘imperfect decisions’ do not justify disciplinary authorities’ ‘overreach’

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Colorado’s federal courts announce preparations if shutdown is prolonged

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Appeals court agrees Lochbuie cannot challenge alleged lack of services from library district

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10th Circuit orders resentencing after government concedes man’s serious probation violation cannot stand

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10th Circuit clarifies when hardship to child can halt parent’s deportation

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‘A model example’: 10th Circuit OK’s Colorado’s non-discrimination requirement for universal pre-K

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Federal judge sides with Denver in Lisa Calderón’s retaliation lawsuit

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Colorado justices, 5-2, conclude prior version of ‘3 strikes’ law satisfied Constitution

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Federal judge dismisses challenge to prison policy forbidding assistance with certain legal claims

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Chief justice talks about threats, appeals judge seeks ruling on reasonable doubt | COURT CRAWL

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Appeals court finds Wheat Ridge officer lacked probable cause to arrest defendant

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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded a Wheat Ridge officer lacked probable cause to arrest a man because the information suggesting criminal activity was too...

By 2-1, appeals court takes no issue with constitutional violation from defendant’s absence at hearing

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Colorado’s second-highest court, by a 2-1 vote, concluded that an Adams County judge’s order granting crime victim restitution was valid, even though the defendant was...

Colorado’s chief justice describes threats, invasions of privacy after Trump disqualification decision

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Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke out on Thursday about the threats and invasions of privacy members of the Colorado Supreme Court and their families...

Appeals judge to Supreme Court: Please endorse a single reasonable doubt definition for Colorado

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A member of Colorado’s second-highest court asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to endorse one definition of “reasonable doubt” for trial judges to use...

Denver district attorney exonerates officers in shooting of man holding BB gun

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Federal judge rejects conservative podcaster’s attempt to ‘blame his spam folder’ for missing deadline

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Appeals court addresses defendant’s request to get property back 3 years after Supreme Court laid out process

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Federal judge advances claim against prison guard for allegedly outing man as ‘snitch’

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Colorado justices toy with test for reviewing extreme sentences for unconstitutionality

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Colorado human services agency faces buzzsaw at state Supreme Court as justices critique non-disclosure argument

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Appeals court ‘reluctantly’ sides with Jeffco DA in disapproving judge’s self-defense ruling

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Federal judge to challengers of Colorado’s aid-in-dying law: Is key plaintiff’s death problematic to case?

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Colorado justices weigh ‘cascade of errors’ in Arapahoe County murder trial

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Federal court considers ‘smart glasses’ ban, 10th Circuit holds annual conference | COURT CRAWL

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Federal judge dismisses Boulder’s lawsuit against FAA over future municipal airport closure

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A federal judge on Monday dismissed Boulder’s lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, which sought to confirm the city’s position that it is not legally...

‘That’s wrong’: Federal judge finds government unlawfully denied bond hearing to detained noncitizen

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A federal judge concluded on Tuesday that the government had wrongly believed it could detain a noncitizen without holding a bond hearing, thereby violating his...

Federal judge overturns order to keep bank robbery defendant detained pretrial

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A federal judge on Tuesday reversed an order to keep a man accused of bank robbery detained pending trial, while acknowledging it was a “close...

Federal judge narrows industry challenge to Denver natural gas restrictions

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A federal judge on Tuesday narrowed the challenge to Denver’s recent restrictions on certain natural gas appliances from a collection of industry groups, noting some...