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Federal judge throws out attorney’s defamation claim against local blogger
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A federal judge on Thursday threw out an attorney’s defamation claim against a blogger who was critical of her work representing a special district in Jefferson County and who, she believed, contributed to the district’s decision to oust her. Mary Joanne “Jo” Deziel Timmins sued the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District after it fired her…
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Federal judge throws out attorney’s defamation claim against local blogger
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A federal judge on Thursday threw out an attorney’s defamation claim against a blogger who was critical of her work representing a special district in Jefferson County and who, she believed, contributed to the district’s decision to oust her. Mary Joanne “Jo” Deziel Timmins sued the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District after it fired her…
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Denver judge rejects Trump’s attempt to dismiss ballot disqualification lawsuit
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A Denver judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify him from the 2024 ballot, concluding that a recent Colorado law enacted to protect free speech did not apply. Six Republican and unaffiliated voters filed suit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold to force her to…
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Jeffco student may pursue defamation claims against sex assault accusers, appeals court rules
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A former student of Evergreen High School may proceed with his defamation claims against two of his classmates and their mothers for calling him a “predator” and an assailant to school officials, even after he had been acquitted of criminal charges related to sexual misconduct. The decision from the state’s Court of Appeals last week…
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Appeals court allows DPS board member’s defamation claims to proceed over sex assault allegations
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed Denver Public Schools board member Auon’tai M. Anderson may pursue defamation claims against two women who posted unsubstantiated allegations online that he committed sexual assault. Anderson, who is vice president of DPS’ board of education, originally filed suit against Black Lives Matter 5280 and three individuals who played a role…
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Colorado appeals court sides against Northglenn mosque protester in defamation lawsuit
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a man who filed suit over media coverage of his protest activity failed to show how his defamation claims had merit. In April 2021, the Northglenn/Thornton Sentinel reported on Richard Roy Blake’s protests outside Masjid Ikhlas – Metropolitan Denver North Islamic Center. For years, Blake had shown up to “open houses”…
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Appeals court allows ex-Boulder council candidate’s defamation lawsuit to proceed against activist
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Colorado’s second-highest court more precisely defined the contours of defamatory online speech last week, allowing a former Boulder City Council candidate’s lawsuit to proceed against a political activist who created an impersonation Twitter account that linked to unflattering material about the candidate. At the same time, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals declined…
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Federal judge refuses to halt proceedings as podcaster appeals in ex-Dominion exec’s defamation suit
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A federal judge who recently declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against an Oklahoma podcaster for his alleged lies about election-rigging has now refused to pause the litigation while the defendant appeals. On March 7, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez found Eric Coomer, the former director of product security and strategy for voting technology…
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Colorado appeals court sides with customer sued over negative online review
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A series of statements a Colorado Springs woman made online and through the media about a plumbing company are protected under the law and do not amount to defamation, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month. The decision from the Court of Appeals is the latest to address the tension between customers who leave critical online…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss defamation suit by former exec of Denver-based Dominion
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A federal judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems executive against an Oklahoma podcaster who spread unproven statements about election-rigging in the wake of the 2020 presidential race. Eric Coomer, the former director of product security and strategy for voting technology supplier Dominion, sued Clayton Thomas “Clay”…
