covid-19
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Divided Colorado Supreme Court: Criminal trial livestreams not enough to satisfy public trial right
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A slim majority of the Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday that livestreaming criminal proceedings without also opening the physical courtroom to spectators may violate the constitutional guarantee of a public trial. Addressing an issue that arose during the early COVID-19 pandemic, the justices considered whether it was acceptable for trial judges to restrict their…
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Divided appeals court says COVID-19 did not cause ‘direct physical loss’ to senior care facilities
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health orders did not cause a “direct physical loss” to the property of various assisted living facilities to the point of triggering insurance coverage. By 2-1, a three-judge Court of Appeals panel relied on the reasoning of recent federal court opinions and…
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Federal judge sides with Colorado Symphony in violinist’s religious discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge last week found the Colorado Symphony Association had not discriminated against a violinist on the basis of her religion by placing her on leave when she did not receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Larisa Fesmire has been a violinist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1998. She described herself as a “Bible based…
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10th Circuit rules COVID access restrictions constitutional in criminal trial
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The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Tuesday that the drastic restrictions on courtroom access during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic did not violate a convicted defendant’s constitutional right to a public trial. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit also rejected the argument that the trial court’s method of…
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Colorado Supreme Court ends lawsuit seeking refunds for CSU campus closure
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Colorado State University students may not claim their school unjustly enriched itself when it temporarily closed its physical campus during the COVID-19 pandemic and did not provide refunds, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. On behalf of all people who paid student tuition and fees during the spring 2020 semester, Renee Alderman sued CSU…
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Federal judge rejects ex-Denver employee’s lawsuit over vaccine objection
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A federal judge ruled last week that a former Denver employee had not shown the city violated his rights by rejecting his request for a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Specifically, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer concluded plaintiff Patrick Higgins had not actually lodged a coherent religious-based objection, as he…
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Appeals court dismisses state contractor’s defamation suit against Denver7
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed earlier this month that a former vaccine distribution contractor for the state failed to show Denver7 should be liable for defamation through its series of stories about the company’s problems. Between 2021 and 2022, Denver7 published four articles describing employees of Jogan Health, LLC not receiving payments, false statements in Jogan…
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10th Circuit partially reinstates fired nursing home worker’s lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccination
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The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that a former nursing home employee can pursue her claim of religious discrimination against her employer for failing to grant a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Diann R. Bolonchuk alleged she was an 18-year employee of Cherry Creek Nursing Center/Nexion Health when it…
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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
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An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a sixth grader at Discovery Canyon Campus, recently started an online…