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Democratic bill would let recipients of ‘conversion therapy’ sue Colorado providers with no statute of limitations
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Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow people who underwent conversion therapy to sue licensed providers for damages, moving the measure forward on a party-line vote in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1322, proposed by Democratic Reps. Alex Valdez of Denver and Karen McCormick of Hygiene will move to a full-floor debate…
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‘Give me the goods’: State judges tell young lawyers how to win trust, cases in the courtroom
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Be prepared. Know the courtroom. Learn the judge’s background. Make clear what you want. Show the judge how to get there. Look nice. Be mindful of the stickers on your water bottle. Those were some of the bullet points of advice that new attorneys heard earlier this month at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver. The…
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‘A unique ability to change the world’: Colorado’s justices talk to students about law, life experiences
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When roughly a third of the students sitting in Aurora’s Gateway High School auditorium raised their hands to say they were thinking of going to law school, it was no surprise to their teacher, Leland Tulper. “A lot of them were mock trial kids, which was great,” said Tulper, a social studies instructor and mock…
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Colorado bill would set time limits for competency decisions in juvenile criminal cases
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When a juvenile is accused of a crime in Colorado and found incompetent to stand trial, they can spend years in the criminal justice system, unable to resolve their case until they’re deemed competent or age out. House Bill 1012 aims to change that, establishing time limits for how long an incompetent juvenile can remain…
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WATCH: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Red Flag Law
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said his office’s focus is to persuade all law enforcement jurisdictions in the state to use red flag laws. In an interview a few days after five people died and several others were injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Weiser said about a dozen jurisdictions…
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Denver landlords behind on new license required by Jan. 1
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Less than 500 of the estimated 25,000 multiunit residential rental properties in the City of Denver have gotten a new city license that’s required by Jan. 1, according to the City and County of Denver Department of Excise and Licenses. But officials expect a flurry of applications in the next two months, which also requires an…
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State Supreme Court reduces passing score for bar exam
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Beginning in 2023, law school graduates seeking to practice in Colorado will benefit from a slightly lower minimum passing score on the bar exam. The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday announced it has adjusted the minimum score from the current 276 down to 270, which will begin with the February 2023 administration of the exam.…
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Mark Silverstein, legal director of ACLU of Colorado, to retire
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After more than three decades working with the ACLU of Colorado, Mark Silverstein announced Wednesday he will retire as legal director of the civil liberties nonprofit. Silverstein, 72, has worked as an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union for 31 years and was named legal director of the Colorado branch in 1996. Silverstein said…
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Federal judge cites no power to review Colorado Supreme Court decision, rejects discipline lawsuit
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Citing the longstanding prohibition on federal judges reviewing decisions of state courts, a magistrate judge has tossed a lawsuit from a paralegal who sought to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s 2019 sanction of her. Susan Renee Zebelman Vigoda of Boulder sued the state’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, among others, for its investigation of her…
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COVER STORY | A Rittenhouse acquittal in Colorado? Longstanding self-defense laws would allow it
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A young man being pursued down the street attempted to evade his attacker, asking to be left alone until the last possible minute, when he killed the aggressor. The killer could be Kyle Rittenhouse, the then-17-year-old who shot two men and wounded a third in the streets of Kenosha, Wisc. following days of racial justice…