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Colorado Supreme Court says injured motorists can seek both workers’ comp, insurance benefits
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The Colorado Supreme Court underscored on Monday that employees who are injured on the job in a vehicle accident by a third party are able to pursue workers’ compensation in addition to insurance benefits. Confusion arose among judges about whether an employee’s receipt of workers’ comp benefits foreclosed any lawsuit they could bring against their…
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Federal judge refuses for third time to dismiss West African man’s torture prosecution
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For the third time this year, a federal judge has refused to dismiss multiple criminal charges in the unique prosecution of a West African man living in Colorado, whose alleged acts of torture in his home country could violate U.S. law. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello has rejected each of Michael Sang…
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‘Take me up to the 10th Circuit’: Federal judge, civil rights attorney defiant as $18,000 sanction on the line
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A federal judge and a prominent civil rights attorney both stood their ground at a hearing on Thursday over an impending $18,000 sanction resulting from a failure to turn over evidence as ordered. Sasha Cronick is pursuing claims of unreasonable search and seizure and false arrest against Colorado Springs officers who handcuffed her minutes after…
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Federal judge weighs legality of agency actions in ongoing expansion of Denver Water reservoir
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A federal judge on Friday had numerous questions for the government and Denver Water about the ongoing construction of a key infrastructure project in Boulder County, as multiple advocacy groups seek to overturn the underlying permit based on alleged violations of federal law. Six environmental groups are requesting that U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine…
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Federal judge slams civil rights attorneys for ‘enabling and facilitating’ disobedience of court order
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A federal judge vented her frustration at a pair of civil rights attorneys last month for continuing to protest her finding that sanctions are warranted in the wake of their client’s refusal to turn over evidence to the defense. Sasha Cronick is pursuing claims of unreasonable search and seizure and false arrest against Colorado Springs…
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Federal judge again declines to dismiss torture charges against West African man
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A federal judge this month again declined to dismiss multiple criminal charges on constitutional grounds in the unique prosecution of a West African man living in Colorado, whose alleged acts of torture in his home country could violate U.S. law. Michael Sang Correa faces seven torture-related counts for his involvement in the investigation of an…
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‘Pick your battles’: Federal judge walks lawyers through do’s and don’ts of jury instructions
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Jury instructions should be relevant, accurate, brief and understandable. Those were the key points emphasized by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello on Friday during a presentation to lawyers at the federal courthouse in downtown Denver. She said the “straw that broke the camel’s back” and prompted her to speak publicly about the…
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Despite trial error, 10th Circuit upholds Mesa County man’s child sex convictions
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Although a trial judge wrongly permitted jurors to see a 9-year-old video of a child victim’s accusations, the federal appeals court based in Denver upheld the sex-related convictions of a Mesa County man last month. Michael Tracy McFadden was originally convicted in state court for sexually assaulting multiple children, including on trips out of state through his…
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Federal judges’ financial disclosures reveal frequent travelers, income sources, minor errors
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A review of judges’ financial disclosures for the federal trial and appeals courts headquartered in Denver reveals a range of income sources, a handful of judges who are frequent travelers to conferences and seminars, plus one judge’s minor — but repeated — errors in reporting. Pursuant to federal law, judges must file annual financial disclosures plus periodic…