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Federal judge to Gunnison landlords: Comply with anti-discrimination measures or ‘punishments are going to start’
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A federal judge earlier this month warned a trio of Gunnison landlords who have spent three years largely ignoring an anti-discrimination order that they cannot avoid their obligations any longer. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher informed David Welch, John Welch and Ruth Welch that whether they actually violated federal law in renting their…
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The 20-minute lifeline: Colorado’s federal court eyes a new program to aid those behind bars | COVER STORY
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With nearly two dozen state prisons and multiple federal facilities in Colorado, federal judges routinely hear lawsuits from incarcerated men and women alleging violations of their rights. The claims range from excessive force and indifference to medical needs to unconstitutional infringements on prisoners’ religious exercise. For the most part, the plaintiffs do not have a…
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‘More than a symbol’: Western Slope’s Gordon Gallagher ceremonially sworn in to federal judgeship
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In little over two years since taking office, President Joe Biden has made multiple historic appointments to Colorado’s federal trial court, selecting the first openly gay judge and the first Asian American judge, for example. But Biden opted for a different kind of diversity when he installed the most recent member of the U.S. District…
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New faces, new approach: Charlotte Sweeney talks about transformation of Colorado’s federal court
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In just two years, the Biden administration appointed four – soon to be five – judges to Colorado’s seven-member federal trial court. One of them spoke on Friday about how she and the other new members are taking a different approach to the job. “It certainly seems like we’re moving back to being out more in the…
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Federal judge rejects union request to block King Soopers from using contractors on garden displays
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request to block King Soopers and City Market from using contractors to perform certain tasks on outdoor plant displays – a practice the union representing retail workers alleged is in violation of their collective bargaining agreement. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher decided the United Food and Commercial…
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Federal judge moves forward on union’s claim that King Soopers is violating agreement
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A federal judge on Wednesday determined he could legally consider the request of a grocery workers’ union to block King Soopers from using non-union personnel to tend to garden displays, a move the United Food and Commercial Workers alleges is in violation of their labor contract. UFCW’s Local 7 represents retail and meat department workers…
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Kato Crews appears before Senate committee, fields tense questions about judicial record
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The Biden administration’s nominee to fill an upcoming federal court vacancy in Colorado appeared for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday with a strong endorsement of his character from the state’s legal community, while facing a tense line of questioning from one Republican U.S. senator. S. Kato Crews, who is currently a magistrate judge for Colorado’s…
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Western Slope’s Gordon Gallagher confirmed as federal judge
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Gordon P. Gallagher is Colorado’s newest federal trial judge after the U.S. Senate voted 53-43 to confirm him to the state’s seven-member U.S. District Court on Wednesday. Gallagher is the first appointee to the district court since 1989 to live on the Western Slope. The court has not announced whether Gallagher will remain in Grand…
