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Children’s Colorado must resume care to transgender plaintiffs, state Supreme Court rules by 5-2
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The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-2 vote, ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado on Monday to resume providing certain medical services to a group of transgender plaintiffs, which it had ceased in the face of funding threats from the federal government last year. The unusual appeal before the Supreme Court stemmed from a trial judge’s rejection…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs transgender services case involving Children’s Hospital and federal threats
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court expressed discomfort on April 14 with having to decide whether to order Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume providing certain services to transgender children, which could trigger a “death sentence” if the federal government imposes consequences. “I’m assuming there’s no middle ground here with the federal administration, in terms…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in dispute over treatment for trans children
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The Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado on Tuesday to explain why it should not direct the organization to resume providing certain types of services to transgender children in compliance with the state’s non-discrimination law. Last month, a Denver judge declined to require Children’s Colorado to continue providing hormone therapy and puberty blockers to…
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Appeals court chastises Denver prosecutor for inappropriate comment on defendant’s right to silence
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed on Thursday that a Denver prosecutor inappropriately commented on a defendant’s constitutional right to silence during a jury trial, but the misconduct did not warrant a new trial in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt. Byron L. Whitehorn is serving a prison sentence of 24 years to life after jurors…
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Divided appeals court upholds Denver child sex assault conviction
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Colorado’s second-highest court upheld a man’s sex assault conviction earlier this month, although there was disagreement between appellate judges about whether jurors properly evaluated damaging evidence of the defendant’s conduct in light of his unusual defense at trial. A Denver jury convicted Mohammed Diawarra in 2021 for sexual assault on a child after he impregnated an…