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Federal judge allows inmate to challenge prison’s confiscation of allegedly dangerous book
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A federal judge has permitted an incarcerated man to challenge prison officials’ decision to withhold a book that allegedly depicted or encouraged disruption. Rodney C. Hamrick is incarcerated at the Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, also known as “supermax” or “ADX.” In 2022, the warden rejected two books Hamrick received, both of which were written…
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Senate confirms Richard Federico to 10th Circuit as Biden’s second appointee
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The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Richard E.N. Federico to the federal appeals court based in Denver by a vote of 61-29, adding a second public defender to the powerful circuit court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit hears federal cases arising from Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. Federico’s…
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Guantanamo hearings drag on in scene likely to be repeated
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Accused al Qaeda terrorists faced another pretrial hearing last week at the military detention center at Guantanamo, Cuba, in the kind of scene likely to increase dramatically soon. The hearings for dozens of Guantanamo detainees have dragged on for nearly five years at a cost to taxpayers approaching $1 billion when the price tag of their…
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May: President Obama’s last to-do list
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Some goals he won’t achieve, other goals it would be better if he doesn’t achieve Barack Obama is now in his final days as president but, as he made clear on his visit to Asia last week, there are goals he still hopes to achieve before leaving office. Closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay…
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15 Guantanamo detainees sent to United Arab Emirates in major transfer
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Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced Monday. The transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans to the UAE comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the…
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Dems blast Keyser over charges in ad attacking Bennet, Iran deal
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Colorado Democrats piled on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser Friday after the prominent fact-checking organization PolitiFact awarded its strongest “Pants on Fire!” designation to a claim the former state lawmaker made in a TV ad his campaign began airing this week, but the Keyser campaign disputed the ruling and stuck to its guns. Listing…
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The Hot Sheet, February 23, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Tuesday, February 23, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and welcome to The Hot Sheet, Colorado’s premier daily political newsletter. We are now exactly one week away from Super Tuesday (what?! you say … yep, February – the short-straw month, remember?), and today the Republican presidential candidates will square off in…
