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Denver school board to consider censuring Youngquist
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Two weeks after district officials released a report clearing Director John Youngquist of overt racial bias, the Denver school board will weigh censuring him when they meet on Thursday. A censure is a formal, public reprimand for serious violations of law, policy or unethical conduct. A censure does not remove a public official from office. It…
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Colorado justices deliver favorable ruling for organizations raising open meetings violations
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that organizations are entitled to the same recovery of their costs as individuals when they successfully pursue a public entity’s violation of the state’s open meetings law. The Colorado Open Meetings Law permits “any person” to challenge a violation of the law. At the same time, it grants…
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Colorado state Rep. Ryan Armagost resigns, avoids censure resolution
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State Rep. Ryan Armagost announced on Thursday afternoon that he is resigning his House seat immediately. That resignation takes out the possibility of a censure that was expected to be brought up against him either on Thursday or Friday. Only a member of the Colorado General Assembly can be censured, according to House rules. Armagost…
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Discipline panel censures ex-Northeast Colorado judge for misconduct
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A three-member disciplinary panel issued a public censure on Thursday of a former trial judge from northeastern Colorado, the first such punishment handed down after voters amended the state constitution last year to reform judicial discipline. The July 18 order was notable not for the sanction it imposed on former District Court Judge Justin B. Haenlein, which…
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Judicial Department paid $155,000 in settlements from 2 judges’ misconduct
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The Judicial Department paid more than $155,000 to former employees and their attorneys in connection with the misconduct of two trial judges who the Colorado Supreme Court publicly disciplined in 2024. Last May, the Supreme Court censured former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione for failing to disclose an intimate relationship with a staff…
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Colorado Springs City Council censures Dave Donelson, but ‘it won’t work,’ councilman says
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Amid applause, shouts and boos from the crowd during a tense and emotional special meeting, Colorado Springs Councilman Dave Donelson on Tuesday was censured and removed as a council representative on several other city and regional boards for “breach of decorum.” The City Council voted 6-2 in three separate votes to censure Donelson and remove…
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Allegations against ex-Arapahoe County judge encompassed sexual comments to staff, improper influence in case
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Documents provided by the Colorado Supreme Court revealed in detail the cascading allegations against former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione, who resigned last year and was censured earlier this month for misconduct towards staff and colleagues. The Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline initiated multiple investigations against Scipione, beginning after two 18th Judicial…
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Del Norte officials violated open meetings law in deciding to censure board member, appeals court rules
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The town board of Del Norte violated Colorado’s open meetings law when it went into a closed-door session and reached a decision to censure one of its members, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A trial judge previously concluded the town board’s decision to reprimand former Trustee Laura Anzalone represented its “opinion” on her “performance,”…
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Appeals court confirms Arapahoe County judge’s bias did not affect parenting case
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Although a former Arapahoe County judge admitted to racial bias and received a high-profile public censure two years ago for her misconduct, Colorado’s second-highest court agreed there was no evidence Natalie T. Chase harbored bias against a Hispanic father specifically when she terminated his parental rights. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals decided…
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Former Colorado judge censured over sexual misconduct
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A special tribunal of the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday censured former Mesa County District Court Judge Lance P. Timbreza for his inappropriate sexual contact with another lawyer – the latest incident in Timbreza’s history of misconduct while on the bench. For the first time ever, the Supreme Court justices did not hand down the censure.…
