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Colorado’s chief federal judge orders return of wrongfully deported man, second judge to explore ‘series’ of violations

Updated 8 hours ago

Colorado’s chief federal judge took the extraordinary step of directing the government on Tuesday to do everything it can to return a man it deported...

Denver murder, assault convictions reversed due to faulty jury instructions

Updated 12 hours ago

Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for murder and assault last week after concluding a Denver judge incorrectly omitted key jury instructions that could...

‘Understand people for who they are’: 2 federal judges talk about compassion in courtroom

Updated 14 hours ago

Before taking the bench in 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney was an employment discrimination attorney. While the cases could be emotionally charged,...

Denver murder conviction reversed for incomplete self-defense instruction

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s murder conviction last week because a Denver judge gave an incomplete instruction to the jury about the man’s right...

Colorado lawmaker, House leaders named in workplace-retaliation lawsuit

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Federal judge hears arguments about Colorado’s 3-day gun purchase waiting period

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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in Weld County prosecution dismissed due to Missy Woods misconduct

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Schoolchildren’s presence at child sex-related trial did not harm Arapahoe County defendant, appeals court says

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Appeals court cites week-old Colorado law to reinstate child neglect case at child, father’s request

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Colorado Supreme Court names William Hood as next chief justice

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Family of slain Lakewood teacher releases statement as murder suspect makes first court appearance

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Appeals court upholds Park County trophy hunting conviction

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Judge grants partial injunction to GEO in fight against state health inspection law

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Parker man faces 20 years to life for serial sexual assaults

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Divided appeals court upholds warrantless DNA collection in Colorado cold case, cautions of government overreach

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Colorado’s second-highest court upheld the warrantless collection of a suspect’s DNA from a discarded soda can as constitutional on Thursday, while warning about potential abuse...

Man charged in Northglenn homicide of wife

Updated 6 days ago

A man has been formally charged with murder and burglary relating to a homicide last week in Northglenn. Alexei Munive-Rodriguez, 48, was arrested Sunday after...

10th Circuit grants immunity to officers for fatal Manitou Springs shooting

Updated 1 week ago

The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that responding officers from Manitou Springs and El Paso County cannot be held constitutionally liable for shooting...

10th Circuit rejects invitation for full-court review of tax-avoidance case

Updated 1 week ago

The Denver-based federal appeals court declined to reconsider the standards for holding entities liable for their tax-avoidance schemes, with a majority of judges voting against...

Colorado judge blasts state forensics lab in dismissing child sex case

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10th Circuit sympathetic to Colorado consumer protection law governing interest rates

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Colorado justices to decide insurance companies’ obligation to disclose relevant policies

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Judicial performance evaluations released, Montezuma County judge disciplined | COURT CRAWL

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DA justifies CSPD officers in fatally shooting man at McDonald’s

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Federal judge holds off on dismissing formerly bankrupt medical contractor from Jeffco jail death lawsuit

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Castle Rock caregiver sentenced after stealing more than $110,000 in jewelry from family

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Federal judge green-lights excessive force, retaliation claims for trial against Fort Collins officers

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10th Circuit revives wage violation lawsuit against Papa John’s operator

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Colorado appeals judge’s delays in releasing opinions noted by performance commission

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Colorado judge explores sanctions against DOJ, ICE for rearresting man 4 days after release on bond

Updated 2 weeks ago

A federal judge in Colorado is considering sanctions against the government after immigration agents rearrested a man four days after an immigration judge found him...

Divided disciplinary panel censures Montezuma County judge after agreement reached

Updated 2 weeks ago

A disciplinary panel formally imposed a public censure, suspension, and further training on Montezuma County Court Judge Ian J. MacLaren on Tuesday by a 2-1...

Colorado’s Western Slope magistrate judges describe unique role in federal judiciary

Updated 2 weeks ago

Two of Colorado’s federal judges stationed on the Western Slope spoke to lawyers on Wednesday about their unique roles, the ways their workloads differ, and...

Denver sues Philip Morris, other tobacco companies over cigarette butt litter

Updated 2 weeks ago

Denver is demanding that some of the biggest tobacco companies in the world pay for the cleanup of discarded cigarette butts on its streets, following...