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Map of wolves in Colorado released, as lawmakers grilled wildlife officials; Mike Lynch steps down as Republican leader | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Jan. 25, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, a Republican from Wellington, announced this morning he will resign his leadership post effective at the end of the day, the culmination of attempts by colleagues to oust him after his drunk-driving arrest became public. A caucus election…
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Contentious exchanges punctuate hearing on GOP’s challenge to Colorado primary law
A federal judge heard closing arguments on Wednesday about whether the 48% of Colorado voters who are unaffiliated should be barred from participating in the state’s Republican Party primary, with multiple contentious exchanges in the hearing’s final hours. The Colorado Republican Party is alleging a 2016 voter-approved law violates its First Amendment rights by forcing…
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Colorado GOP makes case to judge for barring unaffiliated voters from casting primary ballots
The Colorado Republican Party presented a series of witnesses in federal court on Tuesday in its effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in the party’s primary elections, months after the GOP failed to secure enough support from its own members to close its nominating process to those who are not registered Republicans. The defendant…
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Federal judge dismisses Tina Peters’ attempt to halt state prosecution for elections charges
A federal judge on Monday threw out an attempt by former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to avoid standing trial for criminal charges related to election equipment tampering. Grand jurors indicted Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022, on multiple counts of attempting to influence a public servant, official misconduct…
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In their own words: Colorado justices argue for or against disqualifying Donald Trump
Four of Colorado’s justices concluded on Tuesday that Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency because he engaged in “insurrection” and that a rarely-invoked constitutional provision applies, indeed, to the president. Three justices dissented, alleging that the trial failed to afford the former president due process. Notably, their action to disqualify Trump from the state’s…
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Colorado’s justices disqualified Trump from the ballot. Now what? | ANALYSIS
Roughly a decade ago, the 10th Circuit Court entertained a case about a New York resident who wished to become America’s next president. The man wanted his name on Colorado’s presidential ballot for the 2012 election. But there was one problem. He was a naturalized citizen. So, the Colorado Secretary of State told him he…
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Trump disqualified from 2024 ballot, Colorado Supreme Court rules
The Colorado Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of ordering Donald Trump removed from the 2024 presidential ballot on Tuesday, finding him constitutionally ineligible to hold future office. Trump’s campaign said it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Dec. 19, unsigned opinion was the first by any state supreme court to…
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Trump cleared for 2024 Colorado ballot, Denver judge rules after eligibility challenge
A Denver judge on Friday found Donald Trump remains eligible for the state’s 2024 presidential ballot even though he engaged in an insurrection, joining courts elsewhere that have rejected attempts to disqualify the leading Republican candidate. District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace determined the provision of the 14th Amendment barring insurrectionists from holding office does not…
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Denver judge to rule soon on Trump’s ballot eligibility following closing arguments
After listening to closing arguments on Wednesday, a Denver judge could become the first in the country to rule the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on insurrectionists holding office applies to Donald Trump and, as a result, he is disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Earlier this month, District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace held a…