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Colorado Supreme Court dismisses appeal after Rifle backs down, changes local theft penalties
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The Colorado Supreme Court dismissed an unusual appeal out of municipal court last week, after the city of Rifle backed down and changed its local penalties for theft under the threat of having its ordinance struck down for a constitutional violation. After the justices told the city to explain why it should be allowed to…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on ‘3 strikes’ law, Littleton family’s meth exposure
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this month it will hear cases that could drastically broaden the relief available to people serving lengthy sentences under the state’s “three strikes” law and that would potentially reduce a multimillion-dollar award to two tenants who were poisoned by a downstairs meth operation. At least three of the court’s seven…
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Rifle officer who shot fleeing suspect may be held liable for excessive force, judge says
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A jury will now decide whether a Rifle police officer and the city itself are liable for shooting a fleeing suicidal man, as a federal judge on Monday refused to grant immunity for the 2019 killing of Allan George. Lawyers for Corporal Dewey Ryan and the city argued George posed a threat to others as…
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Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon announces run for Congress
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Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon has announced he is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, reports the Post Independent Citizen Telegram. “Over the last several months, I have spoken with many people about the challenges we face in western and southern Colorado. In those conversations, the thing I’ve heard over and over is that…
