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Colorado’s chief justice describes threats, invasions of privacy after Trump disqualification decision
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Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke out on Thursday about the threats and invasions of privacy members of the Colorado Supreme Court and their families endured after a high-profile 2023 decision to disqualify now-President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot. “No government official — I don’t care if you’re a legislator, an executive branch official…
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Federal judge speaks about ‘concerning trends’ of threats against judges, weighs in on judicial ethics
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Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty spoke about a wide range of topics to a Lakewood audience on Tuesday, from judicial ethics and threats against judges to the role of religion in the courtroom. “In my world, you don’t even want the appearance of impropriety. You want to be above reproach. And so, we…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 4578: Counter Terrorist Network Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 4578 in the House. This bill was one element of a series of congressional efforts to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to conduct terror threat assessments, increase sharing of data collected on persons associated with terrorist organizations and reduce the…
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Threats, harassment a grim part of public life, lawmakers say
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A side effect of taking public policy positions in 21st century politics – being threatened Capitol veterans and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle greeted news that a 21-year-old Arvada man had been arrested and charged with threatening to shoot state Sen. Laura Woods with sympathy for the Arvada Republican and a grim acknowledgement that…
