courts
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Love ‘Perry Mason’ reruns? It’s in real life for free on Webex, but only at the judge’s discretion
Court proceedings that may have been tough to get to before the pandemic are now accessible online through a system called Webex, which has reshaped public access. For reporters and the public, access to court proceedings in the Webex era has been a mixed bag, as varied as the judges who run them. But overall…
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Q&A with Chief Justice Brian Boatright | Pandemic motivated him to take top judicial job
FAST FACTS: Brian D. Boatright has been the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court since January 2021. He was a 2011 appointee of Gov. John Hickenlooper, and before that a 1999 trial court appointee of Gov. Bill Owens to the First Judicial District in Jefferson County. Boatright worked in private practice and as a…
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Resentencing hearing set for I-70 trucker sentenced to 110 years in prison
A judge on Monday set a hearing to potentially resentence Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the truck driver ordered to serve 110 years in prison for killing four people in a crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in 2019. The resentencing hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Jefferson County courthouse in Golden. Judge A. Bruce…
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COVER STORY | A Rittenhouse acquittal in Colorado? Longstanding self-defense laws would allow it
A young man being pursued down the street attempted to evade his attacker, asking to be left alone until the last possible minute, when he killed the aggressor. The killer could be Kyle Rittenhouse, the then-17-year-old who shot two men and wounded a third in the streets of Kenosha, Wisc. following days of racial justice…
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Senate confirms Colorado public defender to be federal appeals judge
Federal public defender Veronica S. Rossman of Colorado became the Biden administration’s 12th confirmed judicial nominee on Monday, as the U.S. Senate voted 50-42 to approve her appointment to the federal appeals court based in Denver. Rossman will be the only public defender on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which hears…
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COURT CRAWL | Law firms sponsor new judge’s party, top appeals judge to retire
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Two high-powered law firms sponsored the post-swearing-in reception for Colorado’s newest federal judge, and the head of the Colorado Court of Appeals announced his retirement at the end of this year. Sponsored reception for new judge ? After a judge’s formal…
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Fourth judicial vacancy to open in Colorado with retirement of trailblazing judge
Christine M. Arguello, the first Hispanic federal trial court judge in Colorado and a champion of diversity in the legal profession, has announced that she will step down as an active judge effective next year. Arguello, 66, is a 2008 appointee of President George W. Bush. On July 15, 2022, she will take senior status –…
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Denver jail chaplain not liable for First Amendment violation against inmate, appeals court rules
A 7.5-year-old lawsuit that began when the Denver Sheriff Department’s chaplain denied a kosher diet to a detainee has ended on Monday, after the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled that the chaplain deserved immunity for any infringement on the man’s free exercise of his religion. The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals…
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COURT CRAWL | New judge alert; state releases discipline tally
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The president has announced another judicial nominee for Colorado – the third since his inauguration – and the state’s judicial discipline commission has released details about all of the sanctions against judges in 2020 (although readers will be disappointed if they…
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Prison officials may be sued for Colorado inmate’s fall, injury from top bunk
Federal prison officials violated an inmate’s constitutional rights if, as alleged, they ignored his medical directive and assigned him to an upper bunk bed, causing him to fall and injure himself, a judge in Colorado has concluded. Lesley T. Owens, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Florence, filed a federal lawsuit after tumbling…