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10th Circuit says prisoner shot at courthouse cannot sue without complaining to prison first
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The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that an incarcerated man shot by a corrections officer during his courthouse appearance was required to first file an internal prison grievance before suing for excessive force, even though he was outside the prison at the time. In reaching its conclusion, a three-judge panel of…
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Appeals court clarifies water conservancy districts must follow TABOR
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last week that water conservancy districts must seek voter approval pursuant to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, before increasing their tax rates. Previously, a Logan County judge believed the law creating water conservancy districts, which existed prior to voters’ enactment of TABOR in 1992, mandated district boards to set tax…
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Appeals court clarifies water conservancy districts must follow TABOR
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last week that water conservancy districts must seek voter approval pursuant to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, before increasing their tax rates. Previously, a Logan County judge believed the law creating water conservancy districts, which existed prior to voters’ enactment of TABOR in 1992, mandated district boards to set tax…
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Appeals court clarifies water conservancy districts must follow TABOR
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last week that water conservancy districts must seek voter approval pursuant to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, before increasing their tax rates. Previously, a Logan County judge believed the law creating water conservancy districts, which existed prior to voters’ enactment of TABOR in 1992, mandated district boards to set tax…
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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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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to explain why he should not be held in contempt
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff and two of his subordinates to explain why she should not hold them in contempt for violating a court order to transport a suicidal detainee to the hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang gave the sheriff’s officials until April 18 to provide evidence…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to transport detainee with gaping wound to hospital
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Based largely on a photograph of a gaping wrist wound, a federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff to immediately transport a suicidal detainee to the emergency room for treatment. However, the man’s attorneys have since asserted the sheriff’s office disobeyed the directive. The unusual case unfolded rapidly once lawyers for Michael Bretz…
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Appeals court finds Logan County judge withheld documents from defense
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Colorado’s second-highest court decided last week a Logan County judge withheld government documents that he should have provided to lawyers for a juvenile defendant who stood trial for unlawful sexual contact. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals declined to overturn the defendant’s conviction outright but endorsed holding a new trial if the defense…
