charlotte sweeney
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Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Jeffco, jail contractor for alleged constitutional violation
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A federal judge has refused to dismiss a man’s lawsuit against Jefferson County and its medical contractor, Wellpath, for allegedly ignoring a life-threatening dental condition during his nearly six-month stay in the jail. As part of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, jail and prison staff cannot be deliberately indifferent to a…
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Judge tosses federal employee’s lawsuit against Biden for COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a federal employee that challenged the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating vaccination against COVID-19 for federal workers. Although Brian Brass of Jefferson County characterized the vaccination requirement as enslavement and “rape,” U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney last month followed the lead of other federal…
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Judge weighs whether lawsuit can proceed alleging illegal mining in Garfield County
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A federal judge is contemplating whether to allow Garfield County and a group of Glenwood Springs residents to proceed with their lawsuit against the federal agency that manages public lands, which allegedly has allowed illegal mining to occur for years at a quarry near the city. The Glenwood Springs Citizens’ Alliance first filed its complaint…
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Judge finds no evidence of age discrimination against former Aurora teacher
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A former teacher in Aurora produced no evidence the school district discriminated against him on the basis of his age, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in throwing out the civil rights lawsuit of David Trujillo. Trujillo attempted to argue Aurora Public Schools acted with discriminatory intent when it ended his position at North Middle…
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‘The door is now open’: Charlotte Sweeney officially sworn in to history-making judgeship
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Charlotte N. Sweeney paid tribute Friday to every woman who preceded her as a trial judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, observing they all made history for being a “first” in one way or another. “For me it’s important to name the firsts. It’s only when you celebrate the first…
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Rifle officer who shot fleeing suspect may be held liable for excessive force, judge says
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A jury will now decide whether a Rifle police officer and the city itself are liable for shooting a fleeing suicidal man, as a federal judge on Monday refused to grant immunity for the 2019 killing of Allan George. Lawyers for Corporal Dewey Ryan and the city argued George posed a threat to others as…
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Federal judge to Denver: Stop stonewalling disabled woman’s housing assistance
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Denver’s affordable housing entity to follow its own procedures and allow a disabled woman to receive her housing assistance paperwork at the address where she accepts her mail, and not where the Denver Housing Authority believed she should accept it. The lawsuit brought by Carroll Ann Latimore against DHA…
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SCOTUS decision on guns continues to reverberate through Boulder County
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The fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rollback of gun safety regulations continued through Colorado on Tuesday, as a federal judge temporarily blocked Boulder County from enforcing its prohibitions on large-capacity magazines and “assault weapons.” U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued a 14-day temporary restraining order against a county ordinance that forbids…
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Judge sides with Aurora officer in finding no constitutional violation from pointing gun at doctor
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An Aurora police officer who pointed a gun at a man, refused to leave the man’s property and claimed he acted with a “warrior mentality” did not commit a constitutional violation, a federal judge determined on Thursday. Although a jury was scheduled to decide the civil rights claims of physician P.J. Parmar against Officer Justin…
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10th Circuit agrees Denver not immune from ADA lawsuit
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed a woman could sue her former employer, the City and County of Denver, for disability discrimination without running into the immunity typically granted to states and their agencies. Lower court judges have repeatedly held that local departments of human services in Colorado are arms of the state…
