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Colorado federal judges unveil new ‘civility code,’ share stories about bad behavior
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Four members of Colorado’s U.S. District Court introduced lawyers on Tuesday to a new, nonbinding “civility code” and expressed frustration about overly belligerent behavior they are seeing more frequently from attorneys. “It feeds on itself. One lawyer in a case starts with snarky comments in the briefs or the motions, the other side may try…
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Colorado GOP endorses Trump, Polis declares disaster declaration as temperatures plummet | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The Colorado Republican Party endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for another term late Sunday, nearly two months before state voters are set to cast ballots in Colorado’s presidential primary. In an unprecedented decision, the state GOP’s central committee voted to endorse Trump…
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Polis warns of ‘despair’ in housing, Adam Frisch hauls in $2.9 million, Judge Tymkovich tapped to sit on surveillance court | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday outlined the challenges ahead and his priorities for the new legislative session, and while he began with an upbeat note about how Colorado blazed new trails, the governor warned of the “hopelessness and despair” permeating housing. Colorado lacks…
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Watch pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Colorado House proceedings, check out first bills of session, Jeff Crank jumps into 5th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 11, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Politics reporters covered the opening ceremonies of the second regular session of the 74th General Assembly yesterday. Here’s the recap. The Colorado General Assembly immediately got off to a troubled start on Wednesday, when multiple groups of pro-Palestinian protesters shouted from the…
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Colorado lawmakers start 2024 session, House speaker reprimands Elisabeth Epps and Bob Gardner jumps into 5th CD race| WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 10, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Politics reporters are covering the opening ceremonies of the second regular session of the 74th General Assembly. The House and Senate are scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. Follow us for updates. House Speaker Julie McCluskie reprimanded Rep. Elisabeth Epps, the Denver…
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Lora Thomas eyes Bob Marshall’s House seat, Tina Peters will stand trial and Jared Polis spells out priorities ahead of new session | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, who will be term-limited on the county commission at the end of the year, has filed to run for House District 43, which includes Highlands Ranch. Thomas’ name had been mentioned as one of several Republicans interested in…
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10th Circuit dismisses appeal of man convicted for pushing wife off cliff
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed a man’s challenge to his 2015 murder conviction for pushing his wife off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit rejected Harold Henthorn’s claim that a trial judge inappropriately narrowed his postconviction challenge to a…
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Another criminal conviction reversed in Adams County due to judge’s improper comments
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For the fourth time in six months, a criminal conviction has been overturned because an Adams County judge erroneously explained the concept of reasonable doubt to jurors in a manner that lowered the prosecution’s burden of proof. Last week, the state’s Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Joshua W. Moore because of comments…
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Biden judicial nominee Nina Wang appears before Senate with long list of endorsements
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President Joe Biden’s most recent judicial nominee to Colorado’s federal trial court, Nina Y. Wang, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday equipped with a lengthy roster of endorsements and a sizeable résumé of handling federal court cases. The committee’s chair, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., alluded to Wang’s experience for the job,…
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State Supreme Court to take up case of sleeping juror
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The prosecution, defense attorneys and judge in a felony trial all noticed that a juror was repeatedly falling asleep, but the judge declined the defense’s request to “rouse him.” The state’s Court of Appeals later determined it could not review whether the sleeping juror compromised the defendant’s right to a fair trial because the defense…
