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Colorado justices accept appeals on Netflix taxation, children pursuing neglect cases
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether Netflix subscriptions are subject to the state’s sales tax as “tangible personal property.” At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The justices also accepted cases that question whether a minor’s legal representative can pursue an appeal…
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Appeals judge believes children’s representatives may challenge certain parental rights decisions
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A member of Colorado’s second-highest court argued on Wednesday that, despite a recent state Supreme Court ruling prohibiting anyone other than the government from pursuing child-welfare cases, a child’s legal representative may still appeal certain decisions. By 2-1, a three-judge Court of Appeals panel decided it could not review a trial judge’s decision out of…
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Lee fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history
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Lee, Elk and Oak fires all continue to burn Monday
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Lee fire claims 5th-largest wildfire spot in Colorado history, Elk fire containment increases
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The Lee fire grew to over 113,000 acres throughout Sunday
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Appeals court overturns Rio Blanco County convictions after judge’s wrongful order
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Although prosecutors in Rio Blanco County eventually secured convictions after bringing a man to trial three times, the state’s Court of Appeals has now wiped away the verdict because of a judge’s erroneous decision to declare a mistrial during the first set of proceedings. On appeal, defendant Edwin Richard Gereaux alleged a range of errors…
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‘Learn as you go’: Judicial branch previews life as rural county judge as vacancy deadline approaches
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Diligence, demeanor and integrity required. Law degree optional. Those are the qualities the Ninth Judicial District is eyeing for a pair of vacancies in Rio Blanco County as it looks to recruit one or two new judges to handle misdemeanor criminal cases, low-dollar civil disputes and evictions, among other matters. “We wanna see someone who…
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Drilling setback ballot measure would keep rigs off of most Colorado lands
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About 85 percent of the state and private land in Colorado would be unavailable for surface development by the oil and gas industry if a ballot measure adopting a 2,500-foot setback for new wells from homes and schools is adopted, according to an analysis by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The analysis was…
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Mining communities react to EPA decision on Clean Power Plan
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The announcement this week from Scott Pruitt of the Environmental Protection Agency that he would rescind the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan is, not surprisingly, welcome news to Colorado’s coal industry, as well as to the communities the industry supports. But whether the end of the Clean Power Plan will actually change anything in Colorado…
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US withdraws western Colorado land from oil, gas lease sale
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The federal government has withdrawn about 43 square miles (110 square kilometers) of public land from a June auction for oil and gas leases in western Colorado after challenges were filed. The Bureau of Land Management said Monday the land is in Grand County near Rocky Mountain National Park. The Grand County commissioners, a dude…