retaliation
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Federal judge sides with CU in former student’s retaliation lawsuit
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A federal judge concluded last month that a former University of Colorado medical student failed to establish the school unlawfully retaliated against her, as the evidence instead showed faculty raised numerous concerns about her conduct over the years. Mindy Szeto was enrolled in CU’s School of Medicine between 2014 and 2020, through a program combining…
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Judicial Department paid $155,000 in settlements from 2 judges’ misconduct
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The Judicial Department paid more than $155,000 to former employees and their attorneys in connection with the misconduct of two trial judges who the Colorado Supreme Court publicly disciplined in 2024. Last May, the Supreme Court censured former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione for failing to disclose an intimate relationship with a staff…
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Denver police sergeant to face civil trial over alleged First Amendment retaliation, judge rules
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A federal judge ruled last month that a jury will evaluate whether a Denver police officer violated a man’s First Amendment rights by knocking his cell phone onto the ground in retaliation for video recording. Brian Loma was recording the city’s operation to dismantle a homeless encampment in November 2020 when he began yelling at…
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Federal judge sides with Teller County sheriff in whistleblower lawsuit
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A federal judge concluded last month that a whistleblower lawsuit could not succeed against Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, nor could the related claims of retaliation lodged by a former commander in the office. Ronald “Greg” Couch worked for the sheriff’s office between 2014 and 2021. In his telling, his relationship with Mikesell began to…
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Federal judge sides with Denver Health in ex-paramedic’s discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge concluded last month that evidence showed a former Denver Health paramedic was not fired because of his sexual orientation, as he alleged, but because his employer believed he exhibited poor judgment and resisted efforts to coach him professionally. Jordan Christensen filed suit under federal and state civil rights law asserting unwelcome treatment…
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Colorado justices rule tenants may cite landlords’ discrimination as defense to eviction
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that tenants defending against an eviction may cite their landlords’ illegal, discriminatory conduct as means to stay in their homes. Last year, the legislature passed a law explicitly providing that a renter can defend against eviction if they show their landlord violated the Colorado Fair Housing Act and…
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10th Circuit agrees ex-DPS teacher not terminated due to race discrimination
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed last week that Denver Public Schools did not discriminate against a Chinese-born teacher when it decided against renewing his employment, but rather had legitimate issues with his performance. Chunyi “David” Xu taught math at Noel Community Arts School in northeast Denver during the 2018-2019 school year. Due…
