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New faces, new approach: Charlotte Sweeney talks about transformation of Colorado’s federal court
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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10th Circuit says no refunds for Vail Resorts customers after curtailed 2020 ski season
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Vail Resorts to halt operations for the 2019-2020 season, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled passholders cannot sue the ski conglomerate for refunds. Vail customers from Colorado and other states pursued a class action lawsuit against the company on the theory that the Epic Passes…
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10th Circuit rules Denver police lawfully searched man’s ‘abandoned’ backpack
The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed with prosecutors earlier this month that a shooting suspect effectively abandoned ownership of his backpack, which permitted police to search it and uncover an illegally possessed handgun inside. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures wherever they have a reasonable expectation of privacy. The…
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado Springs officer did not commit constitutional violation at church
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that a Colorado Springs police officer had not committed a constitutional violation by walking up to a church that had a “no trespassing” sign, knocking on the door and asking to come in. Candace Sgaggio alleged that Officer Marcus Allen violated her Fourth Amendment right…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to explain why he should not be held in contempt
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff and two of his subordinates to explain why she should not hold them in contempt for violating a court order to transport a suicidal detainee to the hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang gave the sheriff’s officials until April 18 to provide evidence…
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Colorado federal judges provide candid look at applying to bench
Scott T. Varholak has roughly 400 cases he is responsible for as a federal magistrate judge. But despite the heavy workload, he is still able to step away from the courtroom in the afternoon to take his daughter to play sports, returning to his caseload at night. “The hours are long, but they’re a lot…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to transport detainee with gaping wound to hospital
Based largely on a photograph of a gaping wrist wound, a federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff to immediately transport a suicidal detainee to the emergency room for treatment. However, the man’s attorneys have since asserted the sheriff’s office disobeyed the directive. The unusual case unfolded rapidly once lawyers for Michael Bretz…
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Ex-DaVita CEO, federal prosecutors argue in court over groundbreaking antitrust case
There were two things federal prosecutors and lawyers for kidney dialysis company DaVita Inc. agreed on: First, the criminal case involving DaVita’s agreement with competitors to not recruit each other’s high-level employees is one of the first of its kind brought under century-old antitrust laws. Second, both parties argued that a federal judge must decide…