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Colorado’s urban renewal law under scrutiny by state Supreme Court
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For years, Colorado’s urban renewal law has enabled local governments to spur redevelopment of areas deemed blighted, with downtown Golden, Denver’s Central Park neighborhood, and the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora among the projects completed under the state’s framework. On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court examined a key tool that urban renewal authorities use to…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts 3 cases, including on racial bias in jury selection
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether a person’s belief that racial bias exists in policing is an acceptable reason to remove them from a jury, or whether doing so violates the longstanding prohibition against race discrimination in jury selection. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear case of conflicted judge
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When a judge took office in Saguache County four years ago, she presided over a criminal case in which she previously, as a public defender, had appeared briefly on behalf of the defendant. No one raised a red flag at the time. Now, the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to review a split decision from…