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Boulder judge ordered man’s involuntary medication without letting him testify, appeals court finds
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A Boulder County judge deprived a man of a fair hearing by refusing to let him testify before she ordered him to be forcibly medicated, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. District Court Judge Nancy W. Salomone initially found that a college student identified as T.L. had a mental health disorder and granted the government’s request for…
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Court recommends dismissing claims against top Mesa County judge for prolonged detention
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A federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing the claims against Mesa County’s top judge over his alleged role in a woman’s two-week detention without bail, a right guaranteed in Colorado’s constitution. At the same time, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on Jan. 27 recommended against dismissing one of Michelle Reynolds’ constitutional claims against the sheriffs of…
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Court orders disclosure of guests’ names at Boulder Hyatt hotel where carbon monoxide leak occurred
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A federal magistrate judge ordered Hyatt Hotels to disclose the names and contact information of guests who were present at the Hyatt Place Boulder during a 2018 carbon monoxide poisoning, believing they could provide relevant information for a multimillion-dollar liability lawsuit. However, Hyatt quickly succeeded in getting a district court judge to halt compliance with the…
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Colorado’s justices take on five cases, ranging from insanity defense to oil and gas
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Five more cases made it onto the Colorado Supreme Court’s docket last week, implicating the insanity defense, the right of the accused to question alternate suspects at trial, and disputes over oil and gas production. At least three of the seven members of the court must agree to hear a case in order for the…
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Nearly 1,000 structures confirmed lost in Marshall fire; 3 people missing, feared dead
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Three people are missing and feared dead in the wake of the Marshall fire, the Boulder County sheriff said Saturday, and nearly 1,000 structures have been destroyed, making the blaze by far the most destructive in Colorado history. Two of the three missing persons are in Superior, and the third is in the Marshall area,…
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LIVE COVERAGE: Marshall fire news conference scheduled for noon
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Gov. Jared Polis and Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will hold a news conference at noon Sunday to release the latest details on the Marshall fire, which has destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Boulder County, by far the most destructive fire in state history. At least three residents are unaccounted for and…
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Two reported missing in wake of Boulder County fires
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Two people are still believed to be missing in the wake of the Boulder County fires, a county spokeswoman confirmed Saturday morning. Emergency responders received “hundreds of calls” in the last two days about people potentially missing, spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said. They’ve been working since to pare those down, she said, and only two have…
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Why the Marshall fire was so devastating
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The How and Why of the Marshall Fire Disaster Understanding precisely how and why at least 500 homes in the towns of Superior and Louisville have been destroyed by a grass fire in a matter of hours is going to take months to determine. Authorities are still investigating what started the fire, but critically dry…
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‘New Year’s miracle’: No casualties reported in Marshall fire burning in Boulder County
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Footage from Gov. Jared Polis’s aerial survey of Boulder County the morning after the Marshall fire devastated the area. (Courtesy 9News) As of Friday, officials reported no casualties as the Marshall fire continues burning through southeast Boulder County, a feat Sheriff Joe Pelle and Gov. Jared Polis both called “a New Year’s miracle” because of…
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10,000 deaths: Colorado’s grievous losses have devolved into an unwinnable argument
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The week after Thanksgiving, Dr. Joseph Forrester stood by the bedside of a man who’d been in the intensive care unit at the Medical Center of Aurora for two months. The patient was in his 70s, and COVID-19 had so ravaged his body that a ventilator breathed for him. Standing next to Forrester was the…