first amendment
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Jeffco overnight field trip policy’s reliance on gender identity
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge to the overnight field trip policy of Jeffco Public Schools, filed by multiple families who objected to rooming assignments based on students’ gender identities as opposed to their sex assigned at birth. U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez concluded the 14th Amendment’s protection of a…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on campaign transparency, crime victim restitution
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The justices also accepted a case implicating Colorado’s crime…
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Federal judge partially sides with Catholic health clinic on Colorado’s ‘abortion reversal’ ban
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A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked Colorado from enforcing against a Catholic health clinic the portion of a 2023 law that prevents medical professionals from offering “abortion reversal” treatment to pregnant patients. Bella Health and Wellness initially succeeded in obtaining an injunction against Senate Bill 190, arguing its providers were compelled by their faith to…
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Federal judge rejects challenge to Colorado ‘buffer zone’ law for abortion clinics
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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Denver woman’s challenge to Colorado’s 32-year-old law restricting proselytizing at abortion clinics, with the ultimate goal of the litigation being to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its precedent on the subject. In 1993, Colorado legislators enacted a law generally prohibiting people from approaching others, within eight feet,…
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10th Circuit says judge erred in denying immunity to Denver officers who arrested man for recording
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The Colorado-based federal appeals court sided with two Denver police officers on Tuesday, finding they were entitled to immunity outright or to a second look at their arguments in a lawsuit over a man’s arrest for video recording at a police station. There was no dispute that a sign was posted on the window of…
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Federal judge rejects Jeffrey Epstein-linked businessman’s request to shield case from public
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A federal judge on Monday refused a litigant’s request to completely shield his civil case from public view, noting in a strongly worded order that the man had chosen to bring his otherwise private arbitration dispute into the federal court system. “Federal judges and their court staff are not legal pawns to be deployed in…
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Federal judge sends claims of 13 plaintiffs to trial over police response to 2020 demonstrations
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A federal judge last week agreed 13 people injured in the police response to 2020 demonstrations in Denver will have their claims of constitutional violations decided by jury trial. Numerous judges in the past five years have found Denver or its officers may be held liable for excessive force or First Amendment violations in a series…
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Colorado justices confirm SCOTUS stalking ruling limited to speech
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The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Monday that a 2023 ruling from the nation’s highest court imposing a higher burden on stalking prosecutions does not apply to cases where the alleged stalker’s conduct, not the words he uses, is the problem. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Counterman v. Colorado two years ago, in…
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Federal judge IDs flaw with Tina Peters’ request for release
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A federal judge on Monday warned former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters that her request to be released while she appeals her 2024 criminal convictions appears to be brought improperly and may be subject to dismissal. Jurors convicted Peters for her role in a security breach of her office’s voting equipment. She is currently serving a…
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10th Circuit clears path for Elizabeth School District to return restricted books to shelves as ordered
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The Denver-based federal appeals court declined on Monday to put a trial judge’s order on hold, instead clearing the path for Elizabeth School District to return 19 restricted books to its library shelves as directed earlier this month. In March, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney found the elected school board had likely violated…
