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Western Slope’s Gordon Gallagher confirmed as federal judge
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Gordon P. Gallagher is Colorado’s newest federal trial judge after the U.S. Senate voted 53-43 to confirm him to the state’s seven-member U.S. District Court on Wednesday. Gallagher is the first appointee to the district court since 1989 to live on the Western Slope. The court has not announced whether Gallagher will remain in Grand…
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Federal judiciary again recommends 2 new judge seats for Colorado
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The federal judiciary’s policymaking body has once again recommended that Congress create two new seats on Colorado’s seven-member trial court. On Tuesday, the Judicial Conference of the United States released its list of districts in which the workload merits additional judges, with the largest increases requested in the federal trial courts for California, Texas and Florida.…
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Biden nominates Kato Crews for federal judgeship
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The Biden administration has chosen U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews to fill an upcoming vacancy on Colorado’s federal trial court, the president’s fifth nominee to the court in just two years. Crews has been a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court since 2018. Although magistrate judges tend to focus on preliminary and administrative…
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advances Gordon Gallagher nomination
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 14-7 to advance the nomination of Gordon P. Gallagher to be a federal trial judge for Colorado, which would make him the Biden administration’s fourth appointee in two years to the U.S. District Court if confirmed. Gallagher, who is currently a part-time U.S. magistrate judge and defense attorney, would…
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Bennet meets with TikTok CEO, tells him the app harms generation of Americans
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said he told TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that the app poses an “unacceptable risk to U.S. national security,” poisons teenagers’ mental health, and harms a generation of Americans. Bennet’s office said he told Chew his misgivings during a meeting in which they held a “frank conversation.” “Mr. Chew and I had…
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Delete TikTok from Apple and Google stores, Colorado’s Bennet urges Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai
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U.S. Senator Michael Bennet wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores immediately, saying TikTok poses an “unacceptable risk to U.S. national security.” “Like most social media platforms, TikTok collects vast and sophisticated data from its users, including faceprints and voiceprints. Unlike most social media platforms, TikTok poses a unique concern because Chinese law obligates ByteDance,…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper seek additional funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
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While the federal government has kept the money flowing to the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado, there’s more to be had, according to Colorado’s two Democratic senators. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Camille Touton, seeking additional dollars from either the recent…
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Colorado senators, congressman urge FAA to address noise complaints at Centennial Airport
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U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow asked the the Federal Aviation Administration in a letter Wednesday to address noise complaints at the Centennial Airport. In May of 2021, two small planes crashed mid-air over Cherry Creek State Park while attempting to land at the Centennial Airport in Arapahoe County. Though no…
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Gordon Gallagher appears at judicial confirmation hearing with support from Western Slope
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Gordon P. Gallagher arrived before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday armed with a roster of endorsements from the Western Slope, each repeating the message that they know Gallagher, they trust Gallagher and they would like him to represent their region on Colorado’s federal trial court. It is important that those in…
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‘An American success story’: Nina Wang formally sworn in as history-making federal judge
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Colorado’s newest federal judge, Nina Y. Wang, has a quote taped on her courtroom bench from the memoir of American lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson. “I’ve come to believe that the true measure of our commitment to justice, the character of our society, our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot…