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10th Circuit rules Black Hawk casino’s insurance policy did not cover COVID-19 closure
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
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
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
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…