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Overdose deaths from opioids dip in America — but not in Colorado, study says

Updated 7 hours ago

Overdose deaths from opioids rose in Colorado, diverging from the national trend, which has been decreasing, according to a new study from a think tank....

Error-prone Douglas County judge triggers another reversal of criminal convictions

Updated 7 hours ago

Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s Douglas County convictions on Thursday due to the error of a judge whose actions have triggered a disproportionate number...

Federal judge formalizes injunction blocking USDA’s ‘pilot project’ for Colorado food assistance

Updated 11 hours ago

A federal judge formalized his order on Monday to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring Colorado to participate in a food assistance “pilot...

Colorado justices speak about inner workings of court, analysis of appellate opinions | COURT CRAWL

Updated 12 hours ago

Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Members of the state Supreme Court provided an inside look...

Appeals court finds no requirement for different judge to handle attorney-client conflict hearings

Updated 12 hours ago

The influencers? Some Colorado appeals judges outpace colleagues in setting legal precedent

Updated 18 hours ago

Colorado justices weigh fairness concerns after defendant prevailed despite ghosting case

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado justices skeptical of appellate court’s limitation on prosecution’s appeal

Updated 4 days ago

Federal judge: Government violated order shielding man from deportation in ‘one-off mistake’

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado Supreme Court lifts curtain on decision-making at legal event

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado’s newest federal judge speaks about techniques for advancing cases

Updated 5 days ago

Federal judge hears ICE agents’ confusion about law, injunction on warrantless arrests

Updated 6 days ago

10th Circuit dismisses challenge to Colorado legislature’s decorum rules

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado Supreme Court blocks ballot initiative defining ‘fees’

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado justices, by 5-2, say Longmont detective did not violate suspect’s Miranda rights

Updated 1 week ago

The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a Longmont detective did not coerce a suspect into talking by making references to how a...

Colorado justices find Fort Collins police lacked probable cause to arrest suspect in park

Updated 1 week ago

The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that Fort Collins police lacked probable cause to arrest a man for a child sex offense based on...

Supreme Court to hold oral arguments, discipline commission releases report | COURT CRAWL

Updated 1 week ago

Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court is holding oral arguments this week,...

Federal judge dismisses developer’s challenge to Denver affordable housing ordinances

Updated 1 week ago

A federal judge dismissed a homebuilder’s constitutional challenge on Tuesday to a pair of Denver ordinances that impose obligations on developers related to the affordable...

10th Circuit distances itself from prior decision making it easier to toss prisoner lawsuits

Updated 1 week ago

Appeals court overturns Douglas County vehicular homicide conviction due to faulty jury instructions

Updated 2 weeks ago

Federal judge dismisses malicious prosecution claim against former Denver prosecutor

Updated 2 weeks ago

Judicial discipline commission reports increased transparency, increased submissions

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ignites fierce debate after raising clemency questions in Tina Peters case

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in dispute over treatment for trans children

Updated 2 weeks ago

Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities

Updated 2 weeks ago

Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Supreme Court clarifies restraining order violations can always support burglary charge

Updated 2 weeks ago

10th Circuit judge creates vacancy, district court gets new chief judge | COURT CRAWL

Updated 2 weeks ago

Morgan County man accused of killing wife, staging her suicide charged with first-degree murder

Updated 2 weeks ago

A grand jury announced the indictment of 52-year-old Ronald Lowry, who is accused of killing his wife in October 2023 and staging the crime scene...

Gov. Jared Polis moves to end ICE subpoena fight over Colorado workers’ personal data

Updated 2 weeks ago

The effort by Gov. Jared Polis to comply with an administrative subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for information held by several state agencies...

Ex-Colorado Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis avoids prison, gets probation for forged ethics letters

Updated 2 weeks ago

Former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont, was sentenced Friday to two years of supervised probation and 150 hours of community service, and a $3,000...