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Appeals judge believes children’s representatives may challenge certain parental rights decisions
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A member of Colorado’s second-highest court argued on Wednesday that, despite a recent state Supreme Court ruling prohibiting anyone other than the government from pursuing child-welfare cases, a child’s legal representative may still appeal certain decisions. By 2-1, a three-judge Court of Appeals panel decided it could not review a trial judge’s decision out of…
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10th Circuit reminds judges: Be attentive to mentally ill litigants
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The federal appeals court based in Denver reminded judges last month to be mindful of self-represented litigants who appear to be mentally ill, and to arrange for assistance when required. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reviewed the appeal of Jessie Tunson-Harrington, whose excessive force and false arrest…
