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Colorado appeals court rules warrantless search of man’s computer constitutional
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Fort Collins police acted constitutionally when they viewed and collected files depicting illegal activity from a defendant’s computer without a warrant, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. The case questioned whether the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, applies when a private party shows a video on another person’s device to law enforcement –…
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10th Circuit awards immunity to Fort Collins cop who slammed college student into ground
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has determined a Fort Collins officer who slammed a college student face-first into the ground cannot be held liable for excessive force. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit acknowledged Officer Randall Klamser did violate the constitutional rights of Michaella Lynn Surat…
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10th Circuit skeptical of Fort Collins officer’s excessive force arguments
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A Fort Collins police officer’s contention that he should not face civil liability for slamming an unarmed college student face-first into the pavement received an icy reception at the Denver-based federal appeals court on Wednesday. After a lower court judge ruled that Officer Randall Klamser would proceed to a jury trial for using a “rowing…
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Consider pets in evacuation plans, animal rights group urges lawmakers
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A fire evacuation plan should include pets. That’s the message policymakers reviewing potential wildfire legislation heard on Wednesday from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Saving pets became a major issue during the Marshall fire, which struck on New Year’s Eve last year and tore through more than 1,000 homes and businesses.…
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After spirited debate, Charmaine Lindsay appointed to Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education
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Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education appointed Charmaine Lindsay to serve as the District 5 representative on Thursday night during its monthly meeting. Lindsay was appointed to the board following 4-2 vote in which President Xóchitl Gaytàn and Director Scott Baldermann were opposed, favoring candidate Julie Bañuelos. Director Carrie Olson voted against Lindsay three times…
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Forced blood draws for DUI suspects under Colorado Supreme Court scrutiny
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Colorado’s Supreme Court justices appeared largely skeptical of the idea that police officers are forbidden from involuntarily drawing blood from a suspected drunk driver, even if there is a court-approved warrant to do so. During oral arguments on Thursday, the court explored the legislature’s intentions in enacting the “expressed consent law,” which established that motorists,…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls as payrolls surge to record
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in February to its lowest level in two years as payrolls surged to a record high, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. Colorado recovers jobs lost in first months of pandemic The 4% jobless rate, down from 4.2% in January, is the lowest since February 2020, just before…
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Bennet challenger Gino Campana ‘argumentative’ with police at noisy party
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Gino Campana, a developer who is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Colorado, was warned by police that he risked being arrested for obstruction after he became argumentative with them about being cited for a noise violation during his daughter’s high school graduation party in 2013, according to police records. Campana eventually…
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Colorado recovers jobs lost in first months of pandemic
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Colorado’s private sector has recovered all of the jobs lost early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Since May 2020, the state has added 370,000 private sector payroll jobs, compared to losses totaling 358,800 in March and April 2020 that were triggered by a stay-at-home state…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls for fifth consecutive month
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in November for a fifth consecutive month , the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The state’s 5.1% jobless rate last month was down from 5.4% in October; it has dropped a full percentage point since July as 30,000 more people held jobs in November than did four months…
