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Colorado’s former chief justice joins brief in support of Wisconsin judge under federal prosecution
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Retired Chief Justice Michael L. Bender joined more than 100 of his state and federal counterparts last week in arguing for the dismissal of criminal charges against a Wisconsin judge indicted for obstructing immigration authorities who were operating at her courthouse. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan stands accused of knowingly concealing a…
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Appeals court rules witnesses cannot be sued for false grand jury testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that witnesses who testify before grand juries may not be sued for making false statements. However, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals clarified that witnesses are not immune for bad-faith reports to law enforcement prior to their testimony. Although the July 11 decision was the first time…
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10th Circuit agrees Denver not immune from ADA lawsuit
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed a woman could sue her former employer, the City and County of Denver, for disability discrimination without running into the immunity typically granted to states and their agencies. Lower court judges have repeatedly held that local departments of human services in Colorado are arms of the state…
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State Supreme Court grants Boulder immunity for defective sidewalk by 4-3 decision
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Local governments dodged a potentially massive liability for their defective sidewalks on Tuesday, as the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in a split 4-3 decision that the city of Boulder could not be sued for a misaligned portion of sidewalk that caused a woman to fall and injure herself. Colorado’s governmental immunity law generally prohibits liability…
