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Federal judge refuses to dismiss suit against Fort Collins over ex-officer’s meritless DUI arrests
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A federal judge last month agreed a man wrongly charged with drunk driving could sue the city of Fort Collins for failing to appropriately supervise one officer as he repeatedly arrested motorists who were not intoxicated. Jesse Cunningham is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason Haferman, the former “DUI…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss suit against Fort Collins over ex-officer’s meritless DUI arrests
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A federal judge last month agreed a man wrongly charged with drunk driving could sue the city of Fort Collins for failing to appropriately supervise one officer as he repeatedly arrested motorists who were not intoxicated. Jesse Cunningham is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason Haferman, the former “DUI…
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Colorado legislators scramble to find dollars to deal with illegal immigration crisis, and here’s a list of 4th CD candidates | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year. The Department of Public Safety is requesting nearly $10 million in supplemental funding for organizations that offer…
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
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With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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Bringing ‘yes, and’ to the courtroom: Retired judge talks about her other life as an improv actor
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The day Julie Field was sworn in as a trial judge in Larimer County, she began an improvisational comedy class. “I knew I would need something outside of the court in my life that was creative and spontaneous and fun,” she recalled. Field, who retired in 2021 as a judge on the Eighth Judicial District…
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Colorado Supreme Court upholds ability of defense lawyers to abandon clients’ claims without consent
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The Colorado Supreme Court made it easier on Monday for criminal defense lawyers seeking postconviction relief on behalf of their clients to abandon any claims they wish, even over the client’s objection. Noting courts have long treated trial lawyers as the “captain of the ship,” the Supreme Court clarified that defense attorneys appointed to pursue…
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Colorado justices show interest in validity of email notification for contempt proceedings
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The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered a Larimer County magistrate to explain why she could authorize a party to be notified solely by email about upcoming contempt proceedings. Under the procedural rules for civil cases, when a person is subject to contempt of court, notice must be served “directly” upon them. Andrew Conners, who is…
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Colorado justices ponder defendants’ ‘informed consent’ when challenging convictions
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When a criminal defendant asks for postconviction relief, for reasons like new evidence or ineffective assistance from counsel, Colorado’s procedural rules require judges to forward any petition that seems viable to an appointed defense lawyer to investigate or add claims, then to decide whether the defendant deserves relief. But what happens when an appointed attorney…
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Larimer County deputy not liable for jail assault, federal judge rules
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A former Larimer County sheriff’s deputy is not liable for a man’s assault at the hands of another jail detainee, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Dustin Napier suffered a broken jaw and other wounds after his cellmate attacked him in the county jail. On two prior occasions, Napier had asked Deputy Luke Albrook to…
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Appeals judge urges lawmakers to revisit careless driving law
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed on Thursday that state law only authorized a single criminal sentence for a man whose careless driving resulted in the deaths of two people, and not the two sentences a Larimer County judge originally imposed. Judge Steve Bernard, a member of the three-judge Court of Appeals panel that decided the case,…
