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Facing ejection from Colorado case, John Eastman withdraws as attorney
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Attorney John C. Eastman, who faces both professional discipline and criminal charges for his role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, withdrew as an attorney from a Colorado case on Friday before a federal judge could terminate him from the litigation. Under the rules of Colorado’s U.S. District Court, an…
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Contentious exchanges punctuate hearing on GOP’s challenge to Colorado primary law
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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
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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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State Sen. Dennis Hisey accused of voting irregularity
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Sen. Dennis Hisey, R-Colorado Springs, has been accused of voting in a district in which he does not live. The Colorado Ethics Institute, founded in 2020 by former Colorado Democratic Party Chair Rick Palacio and former journalist Curtis Hubbard, asked Republican District Attorney Michael Allen of the 4th Judicial District in Colorado Springs to investigate…
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Federal judge dismisses Republicans’ lawsuit to block unaffiliated voters from primary
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A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a request for a preliminary injunction seeking to block unaffiliated voters from participating in the June 28 state primary. Judge John Kane on Friday evening granted the state’s motion to dismiss the injunction request and dismissed the five claims filed by five Republicans, who are members of the…
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Federal court to determine unaffiliated voters’ eligibility to participate in primaries
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A hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Colorado will decide whether Republicans can obtain a preliminary injunction against the state to block unaffiliated voters from participating in the June 28 primary. A decision from Judge John Kane could come as soon as Friday, according to the Department of Law. The state GOP central committee…
