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10th Circuit rules Black Hawk casino’s insurance policy did not cover COVID-19 closure
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The federal appeals court based in Denver decided last week that a Black Hawk casino’s insurance policy, with limited exception, did not provide for hundreds of millions of dollars in coverage during the period in 2020 when COVID-19 forced businesses to halt or modify their operations. Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. sued its insurer, Affiliated…
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Appeals court rebuffs prosecutor’s claim that jury must disbelieve victim to acquit defendant
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A Gilpin County prosecutor committed misconduct when he told jurors they would have to believe the victim “fabricated this whole entire thing” in order to acquit a defendant of sexual assault, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. Nonetheless, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals found the prosecutor’s misrepresentation of the law did not…
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Lawmakers say they’ll produce safety data Hickenlooper wants on bar closing times
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Gov. John Hickenlooper says he wants “conclusive” evidence that extending bar hours won’t endanger the public and on Wednesday told lawmakers either to produce it or scrap a bill to let local governments set later closing times and instead create a study, The Colorado Statesman has learned, but the bill’s sponsors say they’ll be happy to produce the…
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YESTERYEAR: Supreme Court affirms Legislature’s gambling acts, Wadham’s wins GOP by acclamation
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Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … The Colorado Supreme Court had been mulling over the Legislature’s gambling restrictions on elected officials, passed six years earlier, and they had reached their conclusion. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, declared constitutional a law prohibiting elected, municipal officials of Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek as…
