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ICE ‘materially violated’ order on warrantless arrests, Colorado judge says
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A federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday to immediately train its Colorado employees about how to lawfully perform warrantless arrests, after the evidence showed officers had little understanding of the requirements. U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson wrote that ICE had “materially violated” his prior order that directed immigration…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs transgender services case involving Children’s Hospital and federal threats
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court expressed discomfort on April 14 with having to decide whether to order Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume providing certain services to transgender children, which could trigger a “death sentence” if the federal government imposes consequences. “I’m assuming there’s no middle ground here with the federal administration, in terms…
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Federal judge formalizes injunction blocking USDA’s ‘pilot project’ for Colorado food assistance
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A federal judge formalized his order on Monday to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring Colorado to participate in a food assistance “pilot project,” finding that it violates the law, the U.S. Constitution, and “the bounds of reasoned decision-making.” After a hearing in late January, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson…
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Federal judge hears testimony, arguments over whether to order ICE to follow warrantless arrest law
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A federal judge heard testimony on Thursday from multiple noncitizens who were arrested by immigration officers in Colorado this year, and arguments from their attorneys that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is violating the legal standard for conducting warrantless arrests. The ACLU of Colorado and other law firms have asked U.S. District Court Senior Judge…
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‘Hostile and discriminatory’: 10th Circuit slams CU for treatment of religious vaccine exemptions
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In a fiery opinion on Tuesday, the federal appeals court based in Denver tore into a pair of COVID-19 vaccination policies the University of Colorado imposed on medical staff in late 2021, concluding they discriminated against certain religions and affected plaintiffs were consequently entitled to exemptions. By 2-1, the all-Republican panel of the U.S. Court…
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Federal judge declines to block Colorado’s EpiPen affordability law, for now
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A federal judge on Wednesday declined to block a new Colorado law set to take effect on Jan. 1 that regulates the affordability of EpiPens, but, in the process, requires manufacturers to reimburse or resupply pharmacies with the devices in certain circumstances. While U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico turned down the request for…