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Federal judge eases path for plaintiffs to hold Denver liable for 2020 protest response
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A federal judge last month reversed course on her previous decision and ruled a group of one dozen plaintiffs who were injured during the police response to Denver protests can hold the city liable for failing to train its officers on the use of chemical weapons and projectiles. Last March, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y.…
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Federal judge green-lights another lawsuit for trial over Denver’s response to 2020 protests
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Another federal judge cleared the way last week for a jury to decide whether Denver and one of its officers violated the constitutional rights of 14 protesters during the summer of 2020. U.S. District Court Judge S. Kato Crews concluded the plaintiffs offered sufficient evidence for jurors to find they were exercising their First Amendment…
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10th Circuit reinstates lawsuit against Mesa County deputies for $50,000 in home damage
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed a trial judge mistakenly relied on outside materials when he dismissed a lawsuit against several Mesa County sheriff’s personnel who damaged a woman’s home during a SWAT raid. Patricia Cuervo identified 17 sheriff’s employees who allegedly contributed to the unspecified destruction on March 11, 2018. That day, police…
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10th Circuit dismisses excessive force lawsuit over Lakewood police’s ‘ambush’ of man
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The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an excessive force lawsuit earlier this month from a man who alleged Lakewood police hid outside his home, failed to identify themselves as law enforcement, then shot him. In Eric St. George’s telling, police officers planted themselves outside his building close to midnight and called him multiple…
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Lawyer’s failure to cite facts prompts 10th Circuit to toss excessive force case
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed last week that police officers from Littleton, Englewood and Denver cannot be held liable for killing one person and partially paralyzing another because the plaintiffs’ lawyer failed to cite any facts of the case while appealing a trial judge’s decision. During a late-night vehicle chase across multiple…
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Colorado Supreme Court justice advises police to ‘tread carefully’ when misleading suspects
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Justice Melissa Hart suggested on Friday that police officers interrogating suspects in custody should recognize the “very, very thin line” they walk by making misleading representations during questioning, running the risk that courts will find the suspect’s confession involuntary. “Bottom line: Officers should, I think, tread carefully when they are thinking about whether to use…
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Federal judge green-lights jury trial against Denver, officers for response during 2020 protests
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A federal judge agreed last month that a jury will decide whether two Denver officers and the city itself should be liable for excessive force, First Amendment violations and other infringements on a man’s constitutional rights during the 2020 protests. After a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, international demonstrations erupted, including in…
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Federal judge green-lights jury trial against Denver, officers for response during 2020 protests
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A federal judge agreed last month that a jury will decide whether two Denver officers and the city itself should be liable for excessive force, First Amendment violations and other infringements on a man’s constitutional rights during the 2020 protests. After a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, international demonstrations erupted, including in…
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10th Circuit says Denver officers cannot be held liable for burning down woman’s home
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado concluded on Monday that two Denver police officers cannot be held liable for burning down a woman’s home after they threw a teargas canister, not designed for indoor use, into her house and sparked a fire. A trial judge previously decided it was a jury’s job to say…
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10th Circuit says Denver officers cannot be held liable for burning down woman’s home
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado concluded on Monday that two Denver police officers cannot be held liable for burning down a woman’s home after they threw a teargas canister, not designed for indoor use, into her house and sparked a fire. A trial judge previously decided it was a jury’s job to say…