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Appeals court rules witnesses cannot be sued for false grand jury testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that witnesses who testify before grand juries may not be sued for making false statements. However, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals clarified that witnesses are not immune for bad-faith reports to law enforcement prior to their testimony. Although the July 11 decision was the first time…
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Colorado bill makes falsely reporting mass shootings a felony
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Update: Senate Bill 249 passed the Senate Thursday in a unanimous 35-0 vote with no amendments. It will next be sent to the House. “I have an AR-15 and pipe bombs with me. I’m going to shoot every kid I see in the school. I’m walking in now.” That threat was made against at least…
