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Republican Jeff Hurd wins endorsements from Scott Gessler, Walker Stapleton in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has been endorsed by two former Republican statewide officeholders, his campaign said. Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former State Treasurer Walker Stapleton this week threw their support behind the first-time candidate, calling the Grand Junction attorney a tireless worker and true conservative. Hurd…
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Republican Jeff Hurd wins endorsements from Scott Gessler, Walker Stapleton in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has been endorsed by two former Republican statewide officeholders, his campaign said. Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former State Treasurer Walker Stapleton this week threw their support behind the first-time candidate, calling the Grand Junction attorney a tireless worker and true conservative. Hurd…
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Republican Jeff Hurd wins endorsements from Scott Gessler, Walker Stapleton in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has been endorsed by two former Republican statewide officeholders, his campaign said. Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former State Treasurer Walker Stapleton this week threw their support behind the first-time candidate, calling the Grand Junction attorney a tireless worker and true conservative. Hurd…
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Denver judge to rule soon on Trump’s ballot eligibility following closing arguments
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After listening to closing arguments on Wednesday, a Denver judge could become the first in the country to rule the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on insurrectionists holding office applies to Donald Trump and, as a result, he is disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Earlier this month, District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace held a…
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14th Amendment expert, Trump defenders testify in Colorado ballot disqualification hearing
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The Denver judge who will decide if Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on Colorado’s presidential primary ballot heard from a 14th Amendment expert on Wednesday, who testified its prohibition on holding office applies to the presidency and that evidence of violence was historically not necessary to show someone violated the insurrection clause. An…
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Denver judge rejects Trump motion to dismiss ballot disqualification case mid-trial
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The Denver judge responsible for deciding whether Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot denied the former president’s mid-hearing motion on Wednesday to end the case in his favor. Since Monday, lawyers for the four Republican and two unaffiliated voters who filed the case against Trump have presented evidence and…
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Denver judge overseeing Trump disqualification case won’t recuse over political contribution
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On the first morning of a weeklong hearing to determine if Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot, the judge overseeing the case rejected Trump’s request to recuse herself over a $100 political contribution she made prior to taking the bench. Scott Gessler, an attorney for Trump, “reluctantly” filed…
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Denver judge rejects Trump’s attempt to dismiss ballot disqualification lawsuit
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A Denver judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify him from the 2024 ballot, concluding that a recent Colorado law enacted to protect free speech did not apply. Six Republican and unaffiliated voters filed suit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold to force her to…
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Judge rebuffs GOP candidate’s request to be exempt from spending limits
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a Republican candidate’s request to spend freely in the final days of the election, after he had inadvertently signed up for voluntary spending limits when he registered his candidacy. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang refused to grant a preliminary injunction to Paul Archer of Centennial, who is…
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A software glitch? A fake candidate? Judge weighs unusual facts of campaign finance lawsuit
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A federal judge is considering whether to block Colorado’s constitutionally-embedded campaign spending limits from being enforced against a single Republican candidate, little over one week before the 2022 election. While the outcome may hinge on a pair of legal doctrines without much reliance on the facts of the case, the circumstances are nevertheless unusual. After…
