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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on campaign transparency, crime victim restitution
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The justices also accepted a case implicating Colorado’s crime…
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Durango & Silverton loses bid to avoid La Plata County’s land regulation at train station
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission correctly determined La Plata County had the power to regulate the improvements to a tourist train station, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in rejecting the arguments of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. The issues brought to the Supreme Court largely stemmed from whether the county correctly…
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Durango & Silverton land-use dispute aired to Colorado Supreme Court
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After two trial judges and the state’s Public Utilities Commission confirmed La Plata County can regulate the physical changes made around a tourist train station, the Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments about whether to uphold the proceedings that have unfolded over the past four years. “We really wanted the county to get out of our…
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Appeals court overturns woman’s conviction, finds defect in template jury instructions
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Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a criminal conviction from La Plata County on Thursday, concluding it was the “rare case” in which the template jury instructions incorrectly describe how jurors can find someone guilty of retaliating against a witness. The jury that convicted Erin Amber Trujillo was instructed it could find her guilty if she directed…
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Appeals court clarifies ‘work product’ exemption to Colorado open records law
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month clarified a draft report that is not subject to any meaningful decision-making by elected officials is a disclosable document under the state’s open records law. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed Durango was required to disclose a draft of its 2021 financial report under the Colorado Open…
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Appeals court clarifies ‘work product’ exemption to Colorado open records law
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month clarified a draft report that is not subject to any meaningful decision-making by elected officials is a disclosable document under the state’s open records law. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed Durango was required to disclose a draft of its 2021 financial report under the Colorado Open…
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Appeals court clarifies ‘work product’ exemption to Colorado open records law
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month clarified a draft report that is not subject to any meaningful decision-making by elected officials is a disclosable document under the state’s open records law. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed Durango was required to disclose a draft of its 2021 financial report under the Colorado Open…
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Appeals court warns judges, prosecutors to stop dragging feet on victim restitution
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday warned that prosecutors should be moving faster to determine the financial restitution owed to crime victims, and that trial judges are empowered to nudge the prosecution along by setting a timeline for calculating the amount owed. The decision from the Court of Appeals is the latest in a spate of restitution-related…
