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State Supreme Court agrees to hear case of backpack search that turned up loaded gun
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether Denver school officials acted lawfully when they searched a student’s backpack, ultimately uncovering a loaded handgun. The justices also narrowly turned down a second appeal out of Denver involving the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to child welfare proceedings. Granting an appeal requires…
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Judge rejects disability-related challenge to man’s mental health commitment
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Federal courts are not the place to hear a man’s challenge to his mental health commitment under a pair of disability discrimination laws, a judge ruled earlier this month. Jesse Dillon Kirchner has been committed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo for years after serving an initial prison sentence. He pleaded guilty in…
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Denver sidewalks ballot measure close early | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Early and unofficial results reveal Denver ordinance 307 supporters had a slight edge late Tuesday. As of 9:30 p.m., with over 107,000 votes counted, 52.62% of Denverites voted to shift sidewalk maintenance from landowners to the City of Denver. The City of Denver’s Ordinance 307 tasks the city with creating a sidewalk master plan. Given…
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Judge tosses disability discrimination lawsuit against state’s Medicaid contractor
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A physician has failed to show his disability was the reason a state contractor moved to terminate his employment, a federal judge ruled, finding instead there were legitimate concerns from government employees about the doctor’s performance. Stephen Gorshow sued eQHealth Solutions LLC, his former employer, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking…
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10th Circuit agrees Denver not immune from ADA lawsuit
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed a woman could sue her former employer, the City and County of Denver, for disability discrimination without running into the immunity typically granted to states and their agencies. Lower court judges have repeatedly held that local departments of human services in Colorado are arms of the state…
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El Paso County approves nearly $750,000 contract for ADA consulting services
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El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday approved a consulting services contract to help determine the current state of its transportation infrastructure and the extent of its compliance with federal law. Commissioners awarded a $749,954 contract to Colorado Springs-based consulting firm Matrix Design Group Inc. to evaluate El Paso County’s transportation network system and determine its…
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Federal judge orders Denver-area hotel operator to make ADA improvements
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A federal judge has found an Arapahoe County hotel to be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and ordered its operator to make accessibility improvements, following the company’s unusual move of agreeing with all of the allegations against it. Equally unusual, plaintiffs John Meggs and the Florida-based advocacy group Access–4–All balked when the hotel…
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Federal judge rejects Arvada’s request to dismiss age discrimination lawsuit
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A man who worked for more than three decades with the City of Arvada has plausibly claimed that his age was a key factor for his termination in violation of federal law, a judge has decided. Brian Williams filed a lawsuit in August 2021 alleging that his 32-year career with the city’s public works department…
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Gazette Documentary: Breaking Down Barriers
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July 18, 2015: Gazette reporter Stephen Hobbs gets the facts about how accessible Colorado Springs and El Paso County are on the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here’s what he’s learned from those who rely on a community being ADA friendly.
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 620 in the House. H.R. 620 is intended to protect disabled persons while providing business owners with the opportunity to remedy alleged Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations before incurring litigation costs. The bill amends the private enforcement provisions…