race discrimination
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Appeals court warns that prosecutor’s comments about her, victims’ race were improper
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed an Arapahoe County prosecutor did not intentionally dismiss a Hispanic juror for race-based reasons, but her attempt to justify the removal by citing her own race and the race of the victims was improper. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted the prosecutor, in dismissing the Hispanic…
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10th Circuit agrees ex-Cherry Creek schools teacher failed to prove discrimination
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last month that the Cherry Creek School District ended the contract of a veteran elementary school teacher because of her performance, not because she expressed discomfort with racial equity trainings. Leslie Shannon, who is Black and Native American, came to Highline Community Elementary School in 2016 after many…
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Race, emotion, the death penalty: Colorado Supreme Court weighs reversing murder convictions of Sir Mario Owens
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A man convicted of two of the most high-profile murders in recent state history may receive a new trial if the Colorado Supreme Court agrees racial bias in jury selection or improper evidence were factors in the 2008 trial of Sir Mario Owens. Over several weeks, Arapahoe County prosecutors presented evidence that Owens was responsible…
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado Judicial Department did not engage in discriminatory hiring
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Tuesday that an unsuccessful applicant for a job with the Colorado Supreme Court failed to show her age and race were factors in the hiring decision. Michele Brown filed suit against the Colorado Judicial Department, alleging violations of federal and state civil rights law in the…
