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Federal judge says ‘hands are tied,’ cannot resentence defendants under drug reform law
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A federal judge last month told two men serving life sentences that her “hands are tied” and she cannot reduce their prison terms, even in the face of recent federal legislation addressing the historical disparities in punishment for cases involving crack cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez denied the resentencing requests from Lee…
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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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10th Circuit rebuffs claim that Chaffee County violated landowner’s property rights
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Because Chaffee County never definitively represented to a landowner that she would be able to maintain a kennel and foxhunting operation on her property, the county did not violate her rights when it found her in violation of its land-use code, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. However, a three-judge panel…
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Greeley officer postpones request for immunity in illegal detention suit after judge expresses doubts
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The lawyer for a Greeley police officer backed down from his plans to ask for qualified immunity on Thursday, after a federal judge suggested the request to end the illegal detention lawsuit was premature. Officer Kody Brunnemer faces allegations that he violated the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures when he detained, then…
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Federal judge again blocks nationwide settlement between restaurants, Grubhub
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For the second time in less than a year, a federal judge has withheld her approval of a proposed class action settlement with food delivery platform Grubhub that would address the company’s practice of listing restaurants with inaccurate information or without their consent. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang found the terms of the…
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10th Circuit reinstates pregnant employee’s claim against Postal Service by 2-1
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A jury will decide whether the U.S. Postal Service failed to accommodate a pregnant employee’s restrictions on lifting, pushing and pulling heavy items, after the federal appeals court based in Colorado reversed a judge’s ruling that sided with the agency. Sharhea L. Wise was a postal worker in Denver for three months before her termination.…
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Four Firsts: Biden’s first four judicial appointees in Colorado have begun to make their mark
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One month before President-elect Joe Biden would take office, his incoming White House counsel, Dana Remus, sent a letter to Democratic senators outlining the new administration’s expectations for who the president would consider for high-level appointments in the justice system. “With respect to each of these positions,” she wrote, “President-elect Biden is eager to nominate…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss rape-related lawsuit against Colorado Springs corrections provider
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A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit last week against a private provider of community corrections services in Colorado Springs whose employee allegedly was able to rape two women as a result of known security lapses at the facility. Shenelle Lovato and Alexis Suarez sued Community Corrections, Inc., or ComCor, and several of its…
