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Ex-Dominion exec prevails in another appeal over unproven election-rigging accusations
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For the second time in under a month, a former executive for Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems has moved forward in his efforts to hold liable those who amplified unproven allegations that he, personally, rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump. Last year, a federal trial judge agreed Eric Coomer, the director of product strategy and…
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Ex-Dominion exec prevails in another appeal over unproven election-rigging accusations
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For the second time in under a month, a former executive for Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems has moved forward in his efforts to hold liable those who amplified unproven allegations that he, personally, rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump. Last year, a federal trial judge agreed Eric Coomer, the director of product strategy and…
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Another federal judge calls on Congress to roll back SCOTUS limitation on suing federal officials
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Two federal judges in Colorado have now taken the rare step of calling for Congress to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s broad limitations on suing federal officials for money when they violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, in dismissing the claims of an incarcerated man who alleged federal prison…
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Another federal judge calls on Congress to roll back SCOTUS limitation on suing federal officials
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Two federal judges in Colorado have now taken the rare step of calling for Congress to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s broad limitations on suing federal officials for money when they violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, in dismissing the claims of an incarcerated man who alleged federal prison…
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Another federal judge calls on Congress to roll back SCOTUS limitation on suing federal officials
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Two federal judges in Colorado have now taken the rare step of calling for Congress to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s broad limitations on suing federal officials for money when they violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, in dismissing the claims of an incarcerated man who alleged federal prison…
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10th Circuit says Denver officers cannot be held liable for burning down woman’s home
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado concluded on Monday that two Denver police officers cannot be held liable for burning down a woman’s home after they threw a teargas canister, not designed for indoor use, into her house and sparked a fire. A trial judge previously decided it was a jury’s job to say…
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10th Circuit says Denver officers cannot be held liable for burning down woman’s home
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado concluded on Monday that two Denver police officers cannot be held liable for burning down a woman’s home after they threw a teargas canister, not designed for indoor use, into her house and sparked a fire. A trial judge previously decided it was a jury’s job to say…
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Federal judge slams ‘endless’ conspiracy-laden lawsuit against court officials, city of Loveland
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A federal judge last week threw out a lawsuit from a Colorado man alleging he was the victim of a conspiracy of judicial fraud and forgery, after his original efforts to baselessly extract $300 million from the city of Loveland were themselves deemed fraudulent. Since 2021, Eyoel-Dawit Matios has insisted Loveland owes him hundreds of millions…
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Federal judge balks at idea of swapping plaintiff, defendant days before C-470 express lanes trial
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A federal judge on Thursday refused a bizarre request to let the defendant become the plaintiff in a trial over who breached what contract in the construction of the C-470 express toll lanes south of Denver. Originally, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. filed suit for breach of contract, claiming it was owed over $5 million from…
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Data show persistent delays among handful of Colorado’s federal judges
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Five members of Colorado’s federal trial court have experienced far higher delays in deciding motions than their colleagues, according to recent data released by the federal judiciary. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions pending longer than six months in civil cases assigned to each district judge and magistrate judge. For the reporting…