disability
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Appeals court rejects state’s argument that severely disabled sex offenders cannot de-register
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week clarified for the first time that a 2018 change to state law now permits severely disabled sex offenders who are otherwise required to register for life to discontinue their registrations. Defendants convicted of certain serious sex crimes are generally required to register for the rest of their lives. However, the legislature in 2018 enacted…
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Federal judge finds ‘just enough evidence’ to green-light deaf woman’s trial against Adams County sheriff
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A federal judge last month agreed a jury should decide whether the Adams County sheriff violated a deaf detainee’s rights by failing to secure an American Sign Language interpreter during her 12-hour stay in the jail. Cynthia Mullen filed suit under the Rehabilitation Act, a precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act that protects people from…
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Federal judge finds ‘just enough evidence’ to green-light deaf woman’s trial against Adams County sheriff
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A federal judge last month agreed a jury should decide whether the Adams County sheriff violated a deaf detainee’s rights by failing to secure an American Sign Language interpreter during her 12-hour stay in the jail. Cynthia Mullen filed suit under the Rehabilitation Act, a precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act that protects people from…
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Federal judge finds ‘just enough evidence’ to green-light deaf woman’s trial against Adams County sheriff
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A federal judge last month agreed a jury should decide whether the Adams County sheriff violated a deaf detainee’s rights by failing to secure an American Sign Language interpreter during her 12-hour stay in the jail. Cynthia Mullen filed suit under the Rehabilitation Act, a precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act that protects people from…
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Appeals court warns against questioning service animals’ status based on ‘suspicions’
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday warned that public entities may not ask a disabled person to provide more information about their service animal than what federal regulations allow, regardless of whether they harbor “legitimate suspicions” about the animal’s status. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals determined it was a “close call” whether Dustin…
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Federal judge allows ‘supermax’ prisoner’s limited religious freedom claims to proceed
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A federal judge last week permitted a Muslim man serving a life sentence in Colorado’s “supermax” prison for terrorism-related offenses to pursue a limited number of religious freedom claims against the government. Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, also known as Abu Hamza, arrived at the U.S. Penitentiary – Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence in 2015. A British citizen, Mostafa was…
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Judge tells Colorado to hand over data to feds after 3-year standoff
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A federal judge told the state of Colorado on Wednesday to hand over data related to workers’ compensation payments that the U.S. Social Security Administration has been seeking for three years. While U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney acknowledged state law appeared to forbid the release of confidential information to the Social Security Administration’s…
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Federal judge sides with Denver in ex-firefighter’s discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge determined last week that an aspiring firefighter who sued Denver for allegedly discriminating against her had not proven the city unlawfully terminated her because of race, sex or disability. Charmaine Cassie, who is Black, alleged Denver unreasonably declined to extend her leave from the fire department in accordance with her doctor’s orders,…
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10th Circuit finds no discrimination against Denver postal worker
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A Denver employee of the U.S. Postal Service failed to show her employer retaliated, discriminated against her or otherwise refused to accommodate her disability, the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled last month. Melissa M. Goodson held a variety of jobs within the Postal Service since 1997. After she suffered an on-the-job injury in…
