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Finding of no discrimination against former Cherry Creek Schools principal upheld

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The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Friday that a judge properly resolved a former Cherry Creek School District administrator’s claims of discrimination in the...

Arapahoe County murder prosecution botched a second time as appeals court reverses for same mistake

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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a man’s felony murder conviction for the second time on Thursday after an Arapahoe County prosecutor made the same mistake that...

Federal judge dismisses lawyer’s disability discrimination claims against judge

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A federal judge dismissed a lawyer’s discrimination claims last month against a judge in El Paso County who allegedly failed to provide reasonable accommodations for...

Ex-Broncos linebacker’s discrimination lawsuit returned to Colorado court

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A federal judge returned a former Broncos linebacker’s disability discrimination lawsuit to state court last month, rejecting the NFL defendants’ attempt to keep the case...

10th Circuit concludes Army was justified in initially withholding Purple Heart to soldier

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Judge removes Fremont County DA from murder case

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Federal judges’ backlogs increase in Colorado

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Appeals court clarifies guardrails for mandatory arbitration

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Divided opinions tick upward, member goes missing | Colorado Supreme Court term in review

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Secret orders, requests for recusal bog down Colorado’s death penalty prosecution

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Routt County DA’s office faces multiple investigations after it drops high-profile rape case

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Federal judge postpones CU regent’s request to lift censure restrictions

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Appeals court reverses ‘particularly brutal’ sex assault convictions due to flawed warrant

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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in 3 ongoing cases

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Appeals court clarifies meaning of ‘at-risk’ victim based on breathing disability

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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that victims qualify as “at-risk” under state law if they required mechanical assistance to breathe on the date of...

Ex-attorney cannot remain anonymous while suing Colorado judicial branch, says 10th Circuit

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The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded last month that a former attorney cannot mask her identity while suing the Colorado Judicial Department for alleged improprieties...

Appeals court reverses convictions after judge blocked defendant’s character witnesses

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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for forgery and attempting to influence a public servant last month because a Boulder County judge improperly blocked...

Colorado Supreme Court accepts child neglect, unlawful search appeals

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The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced that it will decide whether a series of missteps led an El Paso County judge to improperly terminate a...

Colorado Attorney General sues HUD over changes to homeless funding

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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of ex-Teller County fire chief’s First Amendment lawsuit

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10th Circuit agrees paramedic, officer not liable for constitutional violations in man’s death

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Prosecutor plans to enter physical abuse evidence in Barry Morphew murder trial

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10th Circuit revives Colorado voter intimidation lawsuit due to judge’s error

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State Supreme Court’s final decisions of term, Trump’s judicial nominee appears before Senate | COURT CRAWL

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Civil rights law firm sues DPS over race-based redistricting

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Trump’s judicial nominee orders bond in wave of cases after 10th Circuit rejects government’s position

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10th Circuit agrees Colorado satisfied jury award after intercepting money for restitution

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Colorado justices ponder whether insurer should save company from asbestos suits

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Colorado justices weigh ‘extreme’ proposals for civil jury trial requests

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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled last week with two vastly different proposals for evaluating when it is appropriate for a civil litigant to...

Colorado justices weigh ‘extreme’ proposals for civil jury trial requests

Updated 3 weeks ago

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled last week with two vastly different proposals for evaluating when it is appropriate for a civil litigant to...

10th Circuit reverses perjury conviction, warns prosecutors to watch their questioning

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The Denver-based federal appeals court reversed a defendant’s perjury conviction last week, warning prosecutors that it is better to follow up on imprecise or unclear...

10th Circuit rebuffs government, rules against shift to mandatory immigration detention

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The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday against the government’s broad assertion of authority to keep people in immigration custody without the opportunity to...