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Grand jury indicts 2 petition circulators in 2024 signature-forgery case
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A statewide grand jury has indicted two petition circulators on allegations that they forged signatures while gathering support for a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. The Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office said the circulators — Cherell Long of Nevada and Martin Arellano of Texas — were working for a Colorado Springs–based canvassing…
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Colorado GOP request to block unaffiliated voters from receiving Republican primary ballots denied by judge
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A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Colorado Republican Party’s request for an emergency injunction barring unaffiliated voters from participating in the state’s upcoming Republican primary election. U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer said that preventing unaffiliated voters from receiving Republican primary ballots just weeks before ballots for the June 30 primary are scheduled…
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DougCo commissioners challenging open meetings violation
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The Douglas County Board of Commissioners is challenging a recent court decision that found the board violated Colorado Open Meetings Law. County commissioners filed a petition Thursday seeking a rehearing from the Colorado Court of Appeals. On April 2, the appellate court ruled that a trial court erred in rejecting a preliminary injunction that would…
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Colorado House committee advances Democratic bill to reduce penalties for ‘extreme indifference’ murder
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Lawmakers on the Colorado House Judiciary Committee narrowly passed a bill proposing changes to the state’s sentencing guidelines for murders facilitated with “extreme indifference to the value of human life.” Colorado is one of several states with this type of charge, which applies when someone causes another person’s death by doing something they know is…
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Colorado lawmakers propose changes to family court procedures | Bills in Brief
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Colorado lawmakers introduce hundreds of bills each year. Bills in brief cuts through the noise by explaining which proposals matter, what’s at stake, and how decisions at the Capitol could affect everyday life across the state. Colorado lawmakers from both parties are seeking to make changes to various facets of the state’s family court system — from…
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Letecia Stauch murder conviction in stepson Gannon’s death overturned by Colorado appeals court
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An El Paso County woman convicted of killing her stepson in 2020, shoving his body in a suitcase, then dumping it in Florida, is getting a new trial. The Colorado Court of Appeals published a 52-page ruling on Thursday, stating that the conviction of Letecia Stauch, 42, is reversed because the trial court committed “structural…
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Colorado leaders weigh next steps after Supreme Court rejects state ban on ‘conversion therapy’
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Colorado leaders said they are weighing next steps after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for children, as critics and supporters cheered or lambasted the ruling. The court’s near-unanimous decision called the Colorado law, passed in 2019, an “egregious assault” on the First Amendment. It remains to be…
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Democratic bill would let recipients of ‘conversion therapy’ sue Colorado providers with no statute of limitations
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Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow people who underwent conversion therapy to sue licensed providers for damages, moving the measure forward on a party-line vote in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1322, proposed by Democratic Reps. Alex Valdez of Denver and Karen McCormick of Hygiene will move to a full-floor debate…
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Denver announces new court for those battling substance abuse
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Denver drug-related misdemeanor cases will now be handled in a new court. Denver County Court announced its new Recovery Court, officially opening on Monday, that will be dedicated to handling “drug and drug-adjacent cases such as quality-of-life crimes like trespassing and petty theft,” according to a news release from the court. The new court looks to…
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Castle Rock man in custody after fleeing state before sexual assault conviction
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A Castle Rock man who fled the state after being convicted of sexually abusing a child was arrested Sunday in Chaparral, N.M., authorities said. Jorge Alberto Campos, 42, failed to appear in court Friday, when a jury found him guilty of five counts of sexual assault on a child as part of a pattern of…