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Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar speaks to Colorado lawyers about SCOTUS arguments, stakes of cases

May 18, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the Biden administration’s solicitor general who is responsible for arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke to an audience of Colorado attorneys on Saturday about the challenges of trying to persuade a conservative-majority court to adopt the federal government’s view of the law in high-stakes cases. Prelogar acknowledged she has argued positions…
High-profile cases, judicial misconduct and other legal topics explored at ABA meeting in Denver

Aug 5, 2023

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Michael Karlik

Lawyers and judges from across the country descended on Denver this week for the annual meeting of the American Bar Association, where topics included misconduct in the legal profession, judges’ tips for handling high-profile cases and threats to government officials from domestic extremists. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser also spoke about his personal and professional…
Nebraska man pleads guilty to threatening Colorado’s Jena Griswold

Jun 17, 2022

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Carol McKinley

A Nebraska man faces up to two years in prison for threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold over Instagram, federal officials said. Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, pleaded guilty Thursday to sending threatening messages with a telecommunications device to Griswold’s personal Instagram account in August, prosecutors said. “Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t. Do…
Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on GOP health care bill: ‘Nobody should bet against Mitch McConnell’

Jul 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, is warning against underestimating Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s ability to pass legislation overhauling the nation’s health care system – even if the bill appears to be on the ropes. “It is hard to bet against Mitch McConnell. He is relentless at this stuff,” Bennet told the hosts…
Dems block Gorsuch confirmation; As promised, Bennet doesn’t take part

Apr 6, 2017

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Erica Werner

Democrats blocked President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee with a historic filibuster on the Senate floor Friday, but Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, as he earlier promised, was one of four Democratic Senators not taking part in the strategic move to block Gorsuch’s confirmation to the high court. The Democratic minority’s victory will be short-lived. Republicans…
Colorado’s Gorsuch wins initial Senate Judiciary approval for Supreme Court

Apr 3, 2017

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Mary Clare Jalonick

A deeply divided Senate Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday, sending the nomination to the full Senate for what is expected to be a partisan showdown – and eventual confirmation. The 11-9 committee vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee, strictly along party lines, came shortly after Democrats secured enough votes to…
Bennet between proverbial rock and hard place

Mar 7, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

While his vote may be in the minority regarding Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s position and intent toward the process and Gorsuch himself have fueled political speculation and concerns over consequences. Gorsuch, a Colorado native and Denver-based federal appeals court judge, was nominated by President Donald Trump…
Noonan: In politics, a principled person is hard to find

Feb 8, 2017

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Paula Noonan

Huey Long, the legendary populist from Louisiana, said “The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century transcendentalist, said, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Both aphorisms are much in play lately. Republican Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, is sponsoring a bill, SB17-062, on free…
DNC vice chairman candidate Palacio warns against Gorsuch confirmation

Feb 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio says the stakes are profound but it’s also personal whether Judge Neil Gorsuch winds up on the U.S. Supreme Court. Palacio, the first openly gay man to chair a major party in Colorado, says he’s only able to marry his partner – they’re engaged right now – because of…
Polman: On the US Supreme Court, Democrats simply lost

Feb 3, 2017

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Dick Polman

When Senate Republicans decided last year to ditch their constitutional duty – by stiffing President Obama’s eminently qualified Supreme Court nominee, denying him even the courtesy of a hearing – they took a big political risk. They gambled that the voters wouldn’t punish them on election day. Turns out, they were right. Their unprecedented power…