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Ex-attorney cannot remain anonymous while suing Colorado judicial branch, says 10th Circuit
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 in her disability and disbarment proceedings. “Jane Roe,” representing herself, sued the Judicial Department and attorney regulators in 2024. She accused the defendants of discrimination, defamation, and violations of her…
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of ex-Teller County fire chief’s First Amendment lawsuit
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday that the former chief of the Florissant Fire Protection District could not prevail on the claim that his 2023 firing was retaliation for his First Amendment-protected activity. Erik Holt alleged the Teller County district’s directors terminated him because he cooperated with an investigation into potential election fraud…
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10th Circuit agrees paramedic, officer not liable for constitutional violations in man’s death
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that a Colorado Springs paramedic and police officer could not be held liable for constitutional violations for their roles in restraining a man in a mental health crisis, leading to his death. Kevin Dizmang’s surviving daughter alleged that paramedic Nick Fischer used excessive force on Dizmang in…
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10th Circuit revives Colorado voter intimidation lawsuit due to judge’s error
The Denver-based federal appeals court on Monday reversed a trial judge’s finding that the leaders of an “election integrity” effort had not illegally intimidated Colorado voters through an organized door-to-door canvassing project to search for election fraud in the wake of the 2020 presidential race. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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State Supreme Court’s final decisions of term, Trump’s judicial nominee appears before Senate | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court has released its final opinions before its summer recess, plus the president’s nominee for the Denver-based federal appeals court fielded questions from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Colorado Supreme Court news • The Supreme Court decided…
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Trump’s judicial nominee orders bond in wave of cases after 10th Circuit rejects government’s position
Within 24 hours of the Denver-based federal appeals court rejecting the government’s expansive view of its immigration detention authority, the lone judge in Colorado to embrace that view ordered bond hearings for detainees in at least 20 cases. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico issued a wave of identical orders on Wednesday instructing…
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado satisfied jury award after intercepting money for restitution
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed last week that Colorado satisfied its obligations by not paying a man directly for violating his rights, but rather crediting the jury’s multimillion-dollar award toward the crime victim restitution he still owed in his criminal case. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit…
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10th Circuit reverses perjury conviction, warns prosecutors to watch their questioning
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 answers than to criminally charge a witness for their response. A jury convicted Lori Milliron on two counts of perjury, obstruction of justice, and being an accessory after the fact…
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10th Circuit rebuffs government, rules against shift to mandatory immigration detention
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 demonstrate their suitability for release on bond. Although the regional appeals courts have reached different conclusions on the subject, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided the…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper to vote against Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee from Colorado
Colorado’s two Democratic senators will not vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court. Trump has selected U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico, who he appointed as a federal trial judge in 2019, to fill a vacancy arising out of Colorado on the powerful U.S.…