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Appeals panel rules against El Paso sheriff following Supreme Court decision
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
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…