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Federal judge partially allows challenge to proceed against gun ordinances in Boulder County
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A federal judge on Thursday permitted firearm owners and two gun-rights organizations to proceed with their constitutional challenge to certain provisions of gun safety ordinances enacted by Boulder County and three of its municipalities. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, the National Association for Gun Rights and five individual Coloradans filed suit in 2022 over local firearms…
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Judge declines to combine 4 lawsuits against gun regulations in Boulder County, municipalities
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A federal judge on Friday declined to combine the four lawsuits currently pending before different judges that challenge the constitutionality of gun restrictions in Boulder County and three of its municipalities. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore, who was assigned the case involving the town of Superior, indicated he wished to see the lawsuits…
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Marshall fire debris removed, clearing way for rebuild before snow falls
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It was a hallelujah kind of day for people who lost their home in the Marshall fire. Eight months after being displaced, hundreds of families are closer to rebuilding their home after excavators with Disaster Recovery Services carted off the last bits of mangled metal, concrete chunks and charred refrigerators last week from two destroyed…
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Judge will extend order blocking Superior’s gun regulations while parties prepare arguments
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A federal judge will extend his temporary restraining order that prevents certain new gun safety regulations in the town of Superior from taking effect, while the parties to the legal challenge prepare to make arguments on recently-issued precedent from the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore agreed on July 22 to…
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SCOTUS gun decision prompts federal judge to block Superior’s new assault weapon regulations
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the town of Superior’s new gun safety rules from taking effect, relying heavily on a weeks-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the government’s ability to regulate firearm ownership. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore issued a temporary restraining order lasting 14 days against Superior, even…
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Rocky Mountain Gun Owners sues Superior over new gun control laws
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The Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Gun Owners association is suing the town of Superior over new gun control laws that ban semi-automatic rifles, arguing last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision gave gun rights groups munition to dismantle “unconstitutional” gun restrictions. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners filed the lawsuit in federal court on Thursday, arguing that Superior’s laws violate…
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Three cities in Boulder County tighten gun-control laws
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Insisting on local control, three cities in Boulder County voted to adopt their own gun-control ordinances Tuesday night in response to 2021 legislation that gives local governments power to enact gun regulations stricter than state laws. Before the 2021 law, Colorado statutes preempted cities and counties from passing any regulation that prohibits the sale, purchase or possession of a firearm. Senate…
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Lawsuit adds more uncertainty for Marshall fire residents
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Just as Marshall fire victims thought that the legal squabbling over the debris cleanup was over, another lawsuit adds uncertainty to when they will be able to rebuild their homes. This time, the legal challenge comes from one of the 10 contractors that competed for the $60 million debris cleanup contract. Ceres Environmental lost out to…
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Nearly three months after Marshall fire, Boulder officials clear way for debris removal to begin
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Boulder County and DRC Emergency Services ratified the Marshall fire debris removal contract on Tuesday, paving the way for the company to start hauling off wreckage that has been sitting untouched for almost three months. The cost of the work now stands at $60 million, $8 million more than the original bid made by DRC.…
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Superior considers breaking from Boulder County’s debris cleanup plans over delays
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Eighty days post-Marshall fire, Superior is considering breaking from Boulder County’s debris removal process and Louisville may not be far behind. At issue is the cleanup of tons of debris still festering in fire-ravaged foundations as legal tangles over whether the county violated open meetings laws creep along. Debris cleanup that should have started March…
