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COVER STORY | Drawing the line on gerrymandering
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Democratic and Republican leaders in Colorado have at least one thing in common: Neither side trusts each other or the courts to be fairer to Colorado voters than Colorado voters would be to themselves. That’s the idea driving amendments Y and Z on the state’s November ballot to allow independent commissions to draw electoral district…
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Writing, speaking, meatball subs: Justice Gorsuch’s 1st year
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WASHINGTON – Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court’s newest member a year ago this Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions and the privacy of certain cellphone records. It’s generally unwise to predict anything about…
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Gorsuch may be decisive vote in divisive Supreme Court cases
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With Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as the 113th Supreme Court justice expected on Friday, it won’t be long before he starts revealing what he really thinks about a range of hot topics he repeatedly sidestepped during his confirmation hearing. In less than two weeks, the justices will take up a Missouri church’s claim that the state…
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Dems block Gorsuch confirmation; As promised, Bennet doesn’t take part
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Democrats blocked President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee with a historic filibuster on the Senate floor Friday, but Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, as he earlier promised, was one of four Democratic Senators not taking part in the strategic move to block Gorsuch’s confirmation to the high court. The Democratic minority’s victory will be short-lived. Republicans…
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Colorado’s Gorsuch wins initial Senate Judiciary approval for Supreme Court
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A deeply divided Senate Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday, sending the nomination to the full Senate for what is expected to be a partisan showdown – and eventual confirmation. The 11-9 committee vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee, strictly along party lines, came shortly after Democrats secured enough votes to…
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Athanasopoulos: Why we must delay Proposition 108
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Our election process is being hijacked by big money interests, and if we don’t take a stand today, tomorrow will be too late. To save our electoral process, the Colorado General Assembly must pass a bill this session delaying the implementation of Proposition 108. Proposition 108 was passed by the voters last November but it…
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Trump pledges ‘new chapter of American greatness’ in speech to joint session
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Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Striking an optimistic tone, Trump declared: “The time for small thinking is…
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DNC vice chairman candidate Palacio warns against Gorsuch confirmation
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Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio says the stakes are profound but it’s also personal whether Judge Neil Gorsuch winds up on the U.S. Supreme Court. Palacio, the first openly gay man to chair a major party in Colorado, says he’s only able to marry his partner – they’re engaged right now – because of…
