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Colorado Supreme Court to review cases on racial bias in jury selection, misbehaving attorneys, cold case
The Colorado Supreme Court has recently announced it will review multiple cases, including criminal appeals, a dispute between federal judges over the meaning of state law and the ongoing saga of a disgraced lawyer weaponizing the legal system. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to hear an appeal. Within the past…
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Federal judge asks Colorado Supreme Court to address vehicle insurance question
In an uncommon move, a federal judge has asked the Colorado Supreme Court to interpret whether state law allows people who are injured on the job while operating a vehicle to seek benefits simultaneously from workers’ compensation and from their employers’ insurance company. Although the Supreme Court has previously issued decisions about the ability of…
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Federal judge allows 2 inmates to sue over lack of access to sex offender treatment
Two men incarcerated for sex offenses, who have been moved around to various facilities where they were unable to participate in legally required treatment, may sue Colorado corrections officials for violating their constitutional rights, a federal judge ruled this week. Gino Lerner and Brian Aigner filed suit last year, alleging the only thing preventing them…