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10th Circuit upholds sealing of records in response to Colorado Springs church’s harassment
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has upheld a trial judge’s decision to block access to certain court records, out of concern that members of a Colorado Springs church would use the information to harass and intimidate witnesses. A long-running and unusual quest for transcripts has been intertwined with the Colorado Springs Fellowship Church…
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Divided 10th Circuit upholds own ruling rejecting immunity for church in employment lawsuit
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In an unusual 6-4 decision, the federal appeals court based in Denver has refused to reconsider its ruling from earlier this year that found an Arvada church may be held legally liable for allegedly retaliating against one of its former employees. Originally decided in June by a three-judge panel, Faith Bible Chapel International and its religious…
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Federal judge green-lights Colorado Springs church’s defamation case for trial
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A federal judge has cleared the way for a jury to decide a Colorado Springs church’s defamation lawsuit, after finding that neither side could prevail outright as a matter of law. Colorado Springs Fellowship Church; its pastor, Rose Banks; and her son, Lamont Banks, sued Terrelle Jackson for a series of allegedly false and damaging…
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Lawsuit against Archdiocese of Denver among the first brought under new victim rights law
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A Colorado man has filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Denver for the sexual abuse he reportedly suffered as a child, using a new state law that enables survivors to hold organizations liable for abuse decades in the past. The legal action now pending in Denver District Court is one of the first to…
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Trump opens first full day on job at church
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President Donald Trump opened his first full day as president Saturday at a national prayer service, the final piece of transition business for the nation’s new chief executive before a promised full-on shift into governing. Trump and his wife, Melania, and Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, sat in a front pew at…
