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Bills advance to prevent police lying to minors, expand DNA testing, limit prison restraints
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The House Judiciary Committee advanced a series of bills Tuesday that seek to prevent police from lying to minors, expand post-conviction DNA testing and limit the use of restraints in prisons. If passed by the full state legislature, House Bill 1042 would make any statements obtained by juveniles during interrogations inadmissible in court if law…
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Felony for expungement: Arapahoe sheriff offers compromise on fentanyl bill
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Law enforcement advocates are pursuing a compromise to make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony but allow for the expungement of the criminal record upon completion of certain programs, such as drug treatment or diversion. Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown told Colorado Politics that offer was “met with resistance” when he and others…
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Neguse lands coveted spot on House Judiciary Committee
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse has landed a seat on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee, Democratic leadership announced Wednesday. The newly elected Boulder Democrat, an attorney, was one one of eight freshman Democrats named to the panel. “The Judiciary Committee will take up incredibly important work to ensure that our immigration community is treated with respect,…
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Rep. Ken Buck opposes Freedom Caucus push to impeach Rosenstein
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A Colorado congressman who is a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House says he didn’t join 11 fellow caucus members in pushing to impeach the Justice Department official who oversees Robert Mueller’s investigation. Wednesday, 11 House Republicans, all Freedom Caucus members, introduced a resolution containing five articles of impeachment against Deputy…
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DeGette: Subpoena Trump official who denied abortion to immigrant teen
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WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is calling on leadership of the House Judiciary Committee to subpoena Department of Health and Human Services officials who denied a 17-year-old rape victim from Mexico a right to have an abortion. The girl was an illegal immigrant being held in federal custody in Texas. The Health and…
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Rep. Ken Buck, former prosecutor, has nothing to say about online sex trafficking bill
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee this week approved two bills to stiffen penalties for online sex trafficking, but Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, a former Weld County prosecutor, didn’t offer much of an opinion. One of the bills amends the Communications Decency Act, which protects websites from liability for sex ads or other content…
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Inmate Hepatitis C treatment costs questioned
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It costs the Colorado Department of Corrections $57,000 to treat each of 32 inmates infected with Hepatitis C with expensive new drugs that have had a 100 percent success rate. That cost did not sit well with members of the Colorado House and Senate Judiciary committees when the Joint Budget Committee presented the figures during…
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Nicolais: In 2017, Legislature’s judiciary committees are in good hands
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For the Colorado Legislature, the new year means new bills and new issues to tackle under the gold dome. In one of the legislative chambers, the state Senate, this new season in state politics will also mean plenty of new faces as well. Even before the session convenes on Jan. 11, the judiciary committees will begin their work.…