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Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections
Updated 3 days ago
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and...
Dismissal sought in Michael Clark’s second trial
Updated 2 weeks ago
The murder conviction of Michael Clark should be dismissed due to a 32-year delay that led to crucial evidence being lost or destroyed, a bungled...
Assisted-living facility in Colorado faced minimal fine after death of 73-year-old man
Updated 3 weeks ago
On Jan. 6, just after 8:30 p.m., Robert Dutkevitch rolled his wheelchair onto the smoking patio outside The Argyle assisted-living facility in Denver. Minutes later,...
Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp
Updated 1 month ago
Citing potential tax avoidance, ‘serious risk to public safety,’ Marijuana Enforcement Division warns companies about swapping illegal chemically converted hemp for marijuana This article was...
New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions
Updated 1 month ago
Toll to sexual assault survivors rises if they feel blamed and disbelieved
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution
Updated 3 months ago
State audit: Rape kit backlog reduced but more work needed to hit goal
Updated 3 months ago
Judge: CBI ordered to provide access to thousands of DNA cases
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado marijuana regulators consider major changes to how labs test for contaminants
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado marijuana regulators consider major changes to how labs test for contaminants
Updated 3 months ago
Missy Woods pleads not guilty; trial set for fall
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado’s charitable gaming board to study Denver Gazette’s findings
Updated 4 months ago
A year of developments in the CBI forensic lab scandal
Updated 5 months ago
Colorado campaign debt collection efforts aren’t much of an effort
Updated 5 months ago
It was only weeks after the U.S. military in September 2011 repealed its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay men and women from...
Colorado campaign finance penalties ‘a runaway train without an off-ramp’
Updated 5 months ago
Each day, Mike Stapleton wakes up owing the state of Colorado another $1,550. By the end of each week, Stapleton’s debt for not filing nearly...
Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Updated 6 months ago
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new...
Michael Clark murder defense seeks to link case to JonBenét investigation ‘mistakes’
Updated 7 months ago
In new legal filings, Michael Clark, now facing a second trial for a 1994 murder, seeks to link alleged Boulder police missteps in his case...
Colorado bingo night: It’s all about the prizes, not so much the charity
Updated 8 months ago
Colorado judicial discipline director put on leave; ouster met with widespread shock
Updated 2 years ago
State trains judges about financial disclosure requirements weeks after dozens found not complying with law
Updated 2 years ago
A few glitches in the financial disclosures by Colorado’s Supreme Court justices
Updated 3 years ago
Judicial discipline commission wants former Supreme Court Chief Justice Coats censured for role in contract scandal
Updated 3 years ago
Colorado bill creating HOA and metro district task forces passes Senate committee
Updated 3 years ago
Senate committee passes judicial reform measures with key changes
Updated 3 years ago
Appellate record an objective, important measure of a judge’s performance
Updated 3 years ago
