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Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems
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A downed power line in Sunshine Canyon in the mountains west of Boulder in December posed an electrocution risk to firefighters and bystanders after Xcel Energy re-energized it without repairing it, despite being notified of the break the day before. Then, local officials added, it posed a wildfire risk by starting a small grass fire.…
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Boulder police investigate sexual assault, ‘drugging’ at bar near CU
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The Boulder Police Department is investigating reports of sexual assault and “suspected drugging” involving underage girls at a bar. There may be additional victims who have not yet come forward, the department said in a news release. The bar, Scrooge Sul, is temporarily closed as police investigate the allegations. It’s located near the University of…
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SCOTUS whisperer? Justice Carlos Samour may get second opportunity to turn state dissent into national precedent
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For the second time in two years, Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr. occupies an unusual position: Having his dissent in a Colorado Supreme Court case potentially forming the basis of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. Earlier this week, the nation’s highest court accepted an appeal questioning whether plaintiffs may sue fossil fuel producers under state law…
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Appeals judges tell Boulder students about workload, ‘attack mode’ during school visit
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Three judges on Colorado’s second-highest court traveled to Boulder on Tuesday to hear oral arguments in real cases and field questions from students about their professional paths, their workload on the Court of Appeals, and their approach to interacting with attorneys. “Sometimes, I regret my tone. I will admit that I get a little too…
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid by oil companies to toss climate suits in Boulder case
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WASHINGTON • The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to scuttle a lawsuit brought by officials in Boulder that seeks to hold the oil companies liable for allegedly helping to fuel climate change in a case that could affect dozens of similar lawsuits around the country. The…
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Trump administration moves to shutter national climate lab in Colorado
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Democrats slam decision as ‘deeply dangerous’ as White House calls facility a source of ‘climate alarmism’ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, citing what a White House official termed the Colorado-based facility’s “climate alarmism” in a decision state Democratic elected officials denounced as “deeply…
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Federal judge dismisses claims that Boulder prosecutor ’emboldened’ false testimony
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A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a man’s claims that a former Boulder County prosecutor “emboldened” an alleged sexual assault victim to alter her story after the original charge was dismissed for lack of probable cause. The district attorney’s office twice attempted to prosecute Pierce Spinelli for felony sexual assault, his lawsuit alleged. But both…
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Federal judge dismisses Boulder’s lawsuit against FAA over future municipal airport closure
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed Boulder’s lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, which sought to confirm the city’s position that it is not legally obligated to continue operating Boulder Municipal Airport after 2040. The city sued last year because it believed it did not need the FAA’s approval to discontinue airport operations. Boulder argued…
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Federal judge partially allows challenge to proceed against gun ordinances in Boulder County
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A federal judge on Thursday permitted firearm owners and two gun-rights organizations to proceed with their constitutional challenge to certain provisions of gun safety ordinances enacted by Boulder County and three of its municipalities. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, the National Association for Gun Rights and five individual Coloradans filed suit in 2022 over local firearms…
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Colorado Supreme Court green-lights lawsuit over climate change impacts to Boulder County
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The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. By 5-2, the Supreme Court concluded federal law did not preclude the local governments from raising state-level claims of nuisance,…