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Appeals court finds no racial discrimination in jury selection for Weld, Adams County trials
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month concluded prosecutors in Weld and Adams counties did not purposefully remove multiple Hispanic jurors from a pair of criminal trials because of their race or ethnicity. Under longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent, intentional race-based discrimination in jury selection is unconstitutional. If a prosecutor tries to dismiss a juror of color,…
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Colorado appeals court finds no discrimination in Jeffco prosecutors’ dismissal of nonwhite jurors
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A Jefferson County judge correctly found no racial discrimination was behind prosecutors’ dismissal of two apparently Hispanic jurors, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday, even though some of the prosecution’s reasons did not match with reality and the judge seemed largely concerned about the “long day” when justifying the women’s removal. Under longstanding U.S.…
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of Hispanic juror for believing justice system is racist
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Colorado’s second-highest court found no problem with the prosecution dismissing a Hispanic man from an Arapahoe County jury because of his observation that the judicial system is unfair to racial minorities. But for defendant Dustin Aaron Schwarz, the exclusion of the man from his jury exemplified a larger concern that people of color are being…
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10th Circuit reinstates race discrimination lawsuit over ‘crazy brown man’ comment
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Whether a Hispanic insurance agent in Greeley had his contract terminated because he was perceived as a “crazy brown man running around with a gun” will now be a question for a jury to decide, as the federal appeals court based in Denver has reinstated the racial discrimination lawsuit. A trial judge last year sided…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea hits airwaves with Spanish-language radio ad
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea has released a Spanish-language radio ad narrated by his wife, whose grandparents immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the early part of the last century, his campaign said. O’Dea, a wealthy construction company owner and one of seven GOP candidates running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet,…
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INSIGHTS | BLM lost diversity coming to Colorado, others shouldn’t follow
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Diversity was never Grand Junction’s long suit. We knew that two years ago, but nobody wanted to say anything when the Trump administration moved the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado. That was a daisy. The agency controls more than 245 million acres in 12 states, including 8.3 million acres on Colorado’s…
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Fearing deportation, Denver Latinos face higher property taxes
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As Cinco de Mayo approaches, fear of deportation is prevalent among Denver’s Latino community, as it is across the country, due to the federal government’s tough stance on immigration and President Donald Trump’s actions, such as proposing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. That was part of the preliminary findings from the Denver Latino Commission…
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Ontiveros: A 2017 resolution for more opportunity in Colorado
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In order to create a better life for ourselves and our families, we need to be able to seize opportunities. During this upcoming state legislative session, Colorado lawmakers have a chance to improve lives – especially those who feel held back by bad public policy – by reforming three policies that are currently closing off opportunity to…
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Study: Latino population growth slips behind Asian Americans
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The growth of the U.S. Latino population – once the nation’s fastest growing – slowed considerably over the past seven years and slipped behind that of Asian Americans amid declining Hispanic immigration and birth rates, a study released Thursday found. The Pew Research Center study, which analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data, found that the U.S.…
