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Appeals panel rules against El Paso sheriff following Supreme Court decision
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Six months after the Colorado Supreme Court decided El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could be sued for intentionally detaining a man for nearly four months after he posted bond, the state’s Court of Appeals also sided against Elder on an outstanding minor issue in the lawsuit. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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Colorado’s justices skeptical of El Paso sheriff’s assertion of immunity
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unwilling to accept the idea that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could not be held liable for keeping a man jailed for nearly four months after he posted bond. The lawsuit brought by Saul Cisneros against the top law enforcement official of Colorado’s most…
