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Justices to hear Adams County school district’s challenge to state order, vehicle insurance appeal
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The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear two cases involving the ability of an Adams County school district to challenge a reorganization order from the state, and the parameters of auto insurance policies covering antique or classic cars. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to take up an appeal.…
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Appeals court finds no discrimination in Denver prosecutor’s removal of Black woman from jury
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday deemed it a “close” call, but ultimately decided Denver prosecutors had not removed a Black, presumably Muslim woman from a jury in violation of the longstanding prohibition on purposeful discrimination. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted that Juror L was a Black woman who wore a head…
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Nurse permitted to sue over Community College of Denver’s statement she did not graduate
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A Brighton woman who worked for 15 years as a nurse after graduating from the Community College of Denver may sue the school for its representation that she never received a degree, a career-altering allegation that reportedly plunged her into unemployment and foreclosure. The state’s Court of Appeals earlier this month reversed a decision by…
