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Colorado Supreme Court recognizes right to self-defense in workplace
The Colorado Supreme Court recognized on Monday that there is a right to self-defense in the workplace for which employers may not terminate workers so long as they lawfully exercise that right. The court’s majority in the 5-2 decision cautioned that its holding was narrow, but that the history and importance of self-defense meant the…
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Colorado Supreme Court heads toward summer recess, newest justice authors first opinion | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court is in the process of releasing a large batch of opinions as it heads toward its summer recess in July, plus the newest justice authored her first opinion for the court. Colorado Supreme Court news • The…
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Federal judges’ responses vary to immigration authorities’ disregard of orders
Colorado’s U.S. District Court judges have responded in recent days to the government’s violations of, or unclear compliance with, their orders in immigration detention cases, resulting in directives to immediately free the petitioners. “I’m just struggling to understand how he was removed from the United States even though (the government acknowledges) he could not be…
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10th Circuit again dismisses ex-prison employee’s challenge to workplace DEI training
The Denver-based federal appeals court dismissed a second lawsuit on Monday brought by a former Colorado Department of Corrections employee who was offended by an equity training module and had alleged it created a hostile work environment. In 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang dismissed Joshua F. Young’s first lawsuit on the grounds that he…
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Mike Lindell’s lawyer sanctioned again over flawed case citations
A federal judge financially sanctioned a lawyer for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for a second time on Thursday for including a “materially incorrect citation” in a case filing. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang imposed a $5,000 fine on attorney Christopher Kachouroff and his law firm. Because Lindell, his media company, and Kachouroff’s co-counsel…
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Federal judge declines to end Denver sheriff employee’s sex discrimination suit
A federal judge tentatively green-lit a former Denver Sheriff Department sergeant’s sex discrimination lawsuit for trial last month, based upon allegations that three female employees were promoted ahead of him despite his qualifications. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang described the evidence of discrimination as “not robust,” but she determined plaintiff Joseph Bowen had…
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Federal judge tosses class-action lawsuit over poor Vail Resorts experience during strike
A federal judge dismissed a plaintiff’s proposed class-action lawsuit last month that sought compensation from Vail Resorts after a ski patrol strike turned a family vacation into a “colossal disaster.” U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang concluded plaintiff Christopher Bisaillon entered into a valid agreement with Vail when he bought his ski pass, and…
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Federal judge allows disabled woman’s lawsuit to proceed against Elbert County sheriff
A federal judge rejected the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office’s attempt to dismiss a disability rights lawsuit against it on Tuesday, in which the plaintiff alleges she sustained further injuries after being forced to walk home 8.8 miles from the jail overnight. Amy McCraken has a prosthetic limb from a prior leg amputation. She alleged a…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to force Colorado secretary of state to screen out scam filings
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit last week that sought to require Colorado’s secretary of state to verify corporate filings in the state’s database to reduce the risk of future fraud. Bernard Butts of Florida, who was 83 when he filed suit last year, alleged that he contacted a company listed in the state’s business…
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Federal judge proposes sanctions against Mike Lindell’s lawyers for continued fake citations
A federal judge is once again pursuing sanctions against lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for continuing to cite to court cases that do not exist, likely based on the faulty output of artificial intelligence tools. Last year, a jury in Colorado awarded plaintiff Eric Coomer $2.3 million in damages against the defendants, Lindell and…