phil weiser
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Colorado justices confirm SCOTUS stalking ruling limited to speech
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The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Monday that a 2023 ruling from the nation’s highest court imposing a higher burden on stalking prosecutions does not apply to cases where the alleged stalker’s conduct, not the words he uses, is the problem. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Counterman v. Colorado two years ago, in…
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‘Stand strong’: Legal community speaks about importance of law, judiciary at Denver rally
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Lawyers and retired judges spoke on the steps of the Denver City and County Building on Thursday, joining their counterparts nationwide to rally in support of the rule of law and speak out about threats they see at the federal level. “This is really my first rally-protest since I was 23 years old. I’m now…
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Colorado joins more legal battles against Trump’s orders
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Colorado will join two more lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders. This brings the total to nine the total lawsuits Colorado officials or entities have pursued against Trump since the new president took office in January. Separately, at least one lawsuit has been filed against the state of Colorado, seeking to reverse its “sanctuary”…
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Judicial branch tells oversight committees that cost of new judgeships has decreased
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Judicial branch leaders told lawmakers on Monday that their priority for the legislative session — the establishment of 29 new judgeships across Colorado — has come down in cost amid broad concerns about the state’s budget deficit. Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez and State Court Administrator Steven Vasconcellos previously informed the Joint Budget Committee that the cost of…
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As AI technology vaults forward, groups press for national regulation
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As artificial intelligence is sprinting forward, many argue that the public policy to regulate the technology is falling behind. And with the federal government playing catch-up, states are taking small steps to fill that vacuum, but several sectors, including attorneys general, argue that state-level efforts offer an inadequate, patchwork of rules when what’s really needed,…
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Colorado judges face calls for new domestic violence training after survey finds child abuse concerns ignored
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Armed with a survey of parents who lambasted family court judges and magistrates for regularly ignoring signs of child abuse during custody disputes, legislators and court reform advocates are pressing for new domestic violence training mandates and other measures for judges and magistrates. “This document brings to light the voices of Colorado citizens who have…
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Prosecutorial misconduct, error-prone judge’s decision prompt appeals court to overturn homicide conviction
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Misconduct by two prosecutors and a Douglas County judge’s decision to bar crucial testimony prompted Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday to reverse a woman’s vehicular homicide conviction. Jurors convicted Jennifer Lea Woodruff of killing her coworker, Christopher Roberts, in a car accident along Interstate 25. The defense’s theory was that Woodruff’s medical condition caused her…
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Colorado Supreme Court justice warns AG’s office: Watch your arguments on appeal
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In one of the final oral arguments prior to the Colorado Supreme Court’s summer recess, one justice delivered an unusual and specific message to the Colorado Attorney General’s Office about a technical legal issue that has substantial ramifications in criminal appeals. Normally, a lawyer must raise an argument in a lower court to “preserve” it…
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Grant Sullivan, representing state officials from trial courts to SCOTUS, ceremonially sworn in as appeals judge
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For years, Grant T. Sullivan had his name attached to high-profile, high-stakes cases filed against Colorado and its public officials in challenges to the state’s election laws, gun safety policies and its non-discrimination directives. At his formal swearing-in ceremony as a judge on the state’s Court of Appeals, Sullivan thanked the policymakers he formerly represented.…
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Colorado attorney general warns that setting Pride flags ablaze can be a crime in some circumstances
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It can be a crime to burn a Pride flag, depending on the circumstances, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said on Wednesday after the state Republican Party issued a call to do just that in a series of anti-LGBTQ messages. The Colorado GOP drew criticism and condemnation this week when its chairman, Republican congressional candidate…