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Judge rebuffs GOP candidate’s request to be exempt from spending limits
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a Republican candidate’s request to spend freely in the final days of the election, after he had inadvertently signed up for voluntary spending limits when he registered his candidacy. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang refused to grant a preliminary injunction to Paul Archer of Centennial, who is…
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A software glitch? A fake candidate? Judge weighs unusual facts of campaign finance lawsuit
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A federal judge is considering whether to block Colorado’s constitutionally-embedded campaign spending limits from being enforced against a single Republican candidate, little over one week before the 2022 election. While the outcome may hinge on a pair of legal doctrines without much reliance on the facts of the case, the circumstances are nevertheless unusual. After…
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Feds properly denied Colorado woman’s citizenship request for marijuana use, judge says
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Immigration authorities properly denied a Boulder woman’s application for naturalized citizenship because her marijuana use did not amount to “good moral character,” a federal judge has ruled. Because marijuana is still outlawed federally, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang agreed the government was required to deny the application of Swiss native Leina Giger, notwithstanding Colorado’s…
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‘The door is now open’: Charlotte Sweeney officially sworn in to history-making judgeship
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Charlotte N. Sweeney paid tribute Friday to every woman who preceded her as a trial judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, observing they all made history for being a “first” in one way or another. “For me it’s important to name the firsts. It’s only when you celebrate the first…
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Promotional text messages not covered under federal telemarketing law, judge says
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A California man may not sue Greenwood Village-based Red Robin under the federal law governing telemarketing and robocalls after he received promotional text messages from the restaurant chain, a federal judge has determined. Although the Telephone Consumer Protection Act places restrictions on the use of random number generators that “store or produce telephone numbers to be…
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Judge tosses anti-masking lawsuit against Cherry Creek schools
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A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit against the Cherry Creek School District over its now-rescinded mask-wearing policy, finding the allegations backed by dubious scientific assertions were not viable legal claims. The controversy stemmed from the district’s compliance with an Aug. 31, 2021 public health order for Arapahoe County that required people to cover their…
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Amid whirlwind of judicial nominations, senators’ screening committee pulls back curtain
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As part of the U.S. Senate’s obligation to advise and consent on federal judicial appointments, senators are often involved in recommending nominees for vacancies in their home states. Since President Joe Biden took office last year, Colorado’s senators were particularly quick to screen candidates, forward names to the White House and win confirmation of four…
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Federal judge declines to dismiss inmate’s lawsuit against government over prison stabbing
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An inmate has plausibly claimed government officials were negligent by failing to prevent a prison yard attack on him and also failing to intervene, a federal judge has ruled. David J. Martin was incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence on June 2, 2018, when his cousin snuck up behind him in the recreation yard and…
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U.S. Senate confirms Nina Wang as Colorado’s newest federal judge
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Nina Y. Wang is Colorado’s newest federal judge, following a U.S. Senate vote on Tuesday of 58-36 to confirm her to the state’s U.S. District Court. Wang will succeed Christine M. Arguello, a 2008 appointee of George W. Bush who took a form of semi-retirement known as senior status effective July 15. The federal trial…
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Colorado’s federal court narrowly misses having 3 female judges simultaneously — for now
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When the U.S. Senate confirmed Charlotte N. Sweeney in late May to be a judge on Colorado’s federal trial court, it marked the first time three women would serve simultaneously as active judges since the court’s establishment at statehood. Or, at least, it was supposed to. Due to the “administrative hurdles” of a judicial confirmation,…
