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Lauren Boebert lands 5th in GOP straw poll, Janak Joshi jumps into 8th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Jan. 29, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The…
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Judicial discipline proposal draws Colorado lawmaker skepticism
During a legislative oversight hearing on Friday, judicial leaders revealed that a man who broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center earlier this month caused $35 million in damage, resulting in several offices being off-limits for months to come. Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright told members of the House and Senate judiciary committees…
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Denver manslaughter conviction overturned due to constitutional violation
A man convicted of manslaughter in Denver will receive a new trial after the state’s second-highest court determined last month that a judge violated his constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him. There was no dispute that Donte Carl Ellis physically attacked his mother’s boyfriend, Willie Caldwell, and that Caldwell later died of his…
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High-profile cases, judicial misconduct and other legal topics explored at ABA meeting in Denver
Lawyers and judges from across the country descended on Denver this week for the annual meeting of the American Bar Association, where topics included misconduct in the legal profession, judges’ tips for handling high-profile cases and threats to government officials from domestic extremists. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser also spoke about his personal and professional…
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Colorado, other states call on court to block Idaho’s abortion travel ban
Colorado is weighing in on a legal battle against Idaho’s new law restricting a minor’s ability to cross state lines to receive an abortion. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a brief Monday in support of a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s law, which makes it a crime for adults to help minors obtain abortion pills, or for…
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Colorado policymakers eye revisions to speech-based criminal laws in response to SCOTUS decision
After the U.S. Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that Colorado’s law criminalizing stalking fails to account for a defendant’s intent in making threatening comments, state policymakers suggested legislation may be warranted to balance the need to protect victims with the constitutional requirement to respect free speech. The state Supreme Court will also likely need to…
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Aurora firefighters union may seek entry into consent decree lawsuit, appeals court rules
The union representing Aurora’s firefighters could be allowed to join the litigation between the city and the state that resulted in a consent decree addressing unlawful police and paramedic behavior, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. The agreement to reform the city’s policies came after Attorney General Phil Weiser released a report in 2021 documenting…
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State Supreme Court weighs whether new trial necessary for school that deceived, harmed students
After a four-week trial in 2017, a Denver judge issued a 160-page order detailing the numerous ways a now-shuttered technical school violated Colorado’s consumer protection laws by deceiving students into thinking they would make substantially more money or find jobs in their field – when the opposite was often true. But in 2021, the state’s Court…
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Culture, discipline, access take center stage at judicial oversight hearings
Members of the General Assembly’s judiciary committees pressed the chief justice and his top administrator on Wednesday about planned reforms to improve workplace culture and access to justice for litigants, with specific questioning about a forthcoming directive on virtual hearings. Representatives from the state’s commission on judicial discipline also spoke at length, alerting lawmakers to…
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Boulder medical billing company to refund Colorado patients nearly $13,000
A Colorado medical billing company agreed to refund about 40 Colorado consumers nearly $13,000 after the company sent them allegedly “deceptive” billing notices about out-of-network fees, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The company, Flatirons Practice Management, sent statements to consumers who had received treatments from out-of-network surgical assistants that stated the documents were not bills,…