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Colorado NRA chapter seeks injunction against new gun‑training requirement
The Colorado chapter of the National Rifle Association is seeking an injunction to stop the state from enforcing a new law that took effect earlier this month. The new law requires anyone buying or selling certain firearms to first complete a safety training course offered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Under Senate Bill 003, the…
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, faces charges of sexual exploitation of minor
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Jay Boebert has been arrested and accused of recording and sharing a video depicting himself having intercourse with a minor, according to court records. The case originated in Garfield County in Western Colorado and was filed Thursday. Tyler Boebert, 21, is accused of five counts in total: three charges…
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Colorado Springs mother Deborah Nicholls’ murder conviction overturned
A Colorado Springs mother convicted in 2008 of murdering her three children in a house fire might get a new trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors withheld key evidence that could have impacted the jury’s verdict. Deborah Nicholls, whose conviction was overturned Saturday, is scheduled to be transferred to the El Paso County jail…
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Colorado AG urges Supreme Court to let Boulder climate lawsuit proceed
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a lawsuit brought by Boulder city officials seeking to hold oil companies liable for their environmental impact. The case began in 2018, when the City and County of Boulder filed a lawsuit in Colorado District Court against Suncor Energy…
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Defendant’s competency in question in El Paso County case involving slain Army police officer
It will be another 60 days before a 4th Judicial District court determines if a man charged in the shooting death of an Army police officer is competent to proceed in his case. Judge Erin Sokol granted a request Wednesday to have the defendant, Cameron Burton, undergo a third and final mental health evaluation before…
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Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration to protect funding after alleged transgender policies violation
In the wake of several threats by the Trump administration to revoke federal funding, Jeffco Public Schools filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education seeking to protect that badly needed money. Jeffco has been under investigation by the DOE’s Office of Civil Rights over the district’s policies regarding transgender students, which the federal government…
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Judge removes Fremont County DA from murder case
Discovery violations cited in at least 23 cases since former El Paso County prosecutor took over the office Eleventh Judicial District Attorney Jeffrey Lindsey and his entire office in Fremont County were removed from a double homicide and kidnapping case after a judge on Monday found multiple discovery violations. Eleventh Judicial District Judge Lauren Swan…
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Trump administration warns Jeffco Public Schools it will lose federal funding over transgender issue
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday warned Jeffco Public Schools it has 10 days to correct alleged Title IX violations over the Colorado district’s transgender policy or lose federal funding. The Notice of Impending Action is the latest development in an ongoing saga between the district and the federal government that started last year,…
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Colorado law allowing lawsuits against ‘conversion therapy’ providers takes effect July 1
With a new law taking effect July 1, Colorado is creating a legal pathway for people to sue licensed providers of “conversion therapy,” even as debate over the practice’s constitutionality continues in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Under House Bill 1322, individuals can bring a cause of action for claims of…
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Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under the waiver, SNAP users would have been prohibited from purchasing sweetened beverages with less than…