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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on leaving the scene of accidents, insurance
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will consider whether prosecutors must prove defendants knew they were involved in an accident resulting in death or serious injury in order to be convicted for leaving the scene. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The…
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Colorado justices consider when parents forfeit right to jury trial in child neglect cases
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For parents involved in child neglect cases, Colorado lawmakers have given them the right to ask for a jury trial on the question of whether their children are neglected — a right they give up if they fail to appear at trial. On Tuesday, members of the Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases in…
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Appeals court overturns Archuleta County judge’s faulty child neglect ruling
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed an Archuleta County judge abruptly and wrongly deemed a man’s children neglected after he did not appear for a hearing, even though there was no basis for such a ruling. The county opened a child neglect case for two children based on the mother’s alleged substance abuse. Their father, identified as…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review cases on racial bias in jury selection, misbehaving attorneys, cold case
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The Colorado Supreme Court has recently announced it will review multiple cases, including criminal appeals, a dispute between federal judges over the meaning of state law and the ongoing saga of a disgraced lawyer weaponizing the legal system. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to hear an appeal. Within the past…
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Federal judge agrees to enforce part of $2.79 billion judgment against Cuba for torture, killing
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Two brothers who have attempted for years to collect on a $2.79 billion judgment against the Cuban government received a favorable ruling from a federal judge in Colorado, who largely accepted Cuba’s liability for torturing and extrajudicially killing members of the Villoldo family. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang directed…
