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

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

Updated 2 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

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

Updated 6 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

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

Updated 6 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

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

Updated 7 hours ago

Colorado’s second-highest court rejected a defendant’s argument on Thursday that a judge improperly heard about a potential conflict between himself and his lawyer right before...

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

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

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

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

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

Updated 1 week ago

The Denver-based federal appeals court distanced itself on Wednesday from its own recent decision that made it easier for prison officials to end civil lawsuits...

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

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

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...

Toll to sexual assault survivors rises if they feel blamed and disbelieved

Toll to sexual assault survivors rises if they feel blamed and disbelieved

Updated 2 weeks ago

Natalie, a single mother, dropped off her son at daycare, went to therapy and then returned home. She swallowed a fistful of pills, washing them...

Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution

Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution

Updated 2 weeks ago

Authorities say they are especially difficult cases. In Colorado, most go nowhere. Over the past decade, for every 10 reports of rape, there is only...

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