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U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge from Colorado Catholic preschools on state funding exclusion
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded “universal” pre-kindergarten program over their admission policies. The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St. Mary Catholic Parish in its challenge against a state program. That challenge…
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Colorado Supreme Court appears OK with revised ‘reasonable doubt’ instruction
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The Colorado Supreme Court appeared largely comfortable on Thursday with the recently revised definition of “reasonable doubt” that is now part of the template jury instructions for criminal cases. To date, multiple Court of Appeals decisions have endorsed the constitutionality of the new phrasing, which resembles the instruction given in Colorado’s federal trial court. U.S.…
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Federal judge finds no constitutional violation by Huerfano County well inspectors
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A federal judge concluded last month that two Huerfano County employees did not engage in an unconstitutional search when they approached the plaintiffs’ camper within 40 feet to investigate a potential code violation. In July 2021, the county’s building inspector, Terry Sandoval, received a complaint about improper well construction on property designated for agricultural use.…
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SCOTUS decides Colorado case, state’s newest justice authors first opinion | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The nation’s highest court decided a First Amendment case out of Colorado, plus the state’s newest justice issued her first opinion since joining the Colorado Supreme Court last month. Heard on appeal • The state Supreme Court decided that news organizations…
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Federal judge sides with Mesa County school district in ex-student’s First Amendment claims
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A federal judge concluded last week that Mesa County Valley School District 51 and three of its administrators did not violate the First Amendment rights of a former student when they imposed minor discipline in response to disruptive behavior. In the landmark 1969 decision of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the U.S. Supreme Court…
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Colorado leaders weigh next steps after Supreme Court rejects state ban on ‘conversion therapy’
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Colorado leaders said they are weighing next steps after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for children, as critics and supporters cheered or lambasted the ruling. The court’s near-unanimous decision called the Colorado law, passed in 2019, an “egregious assault” on the First Amendment. It remains to be…
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Divided Colorado Supreme Court finds Denver detective did not violate defendant’s Miranda rights
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The Colorado Supreme Court determined on Monday that a Denver detective did not improperly resume questioning of a defendant in custody after he invoked his right to counsel. By 4-3, the justices reversed a trial judge’s order that found a violation of Dakotah J. Lulei’s Miranda rights. The Supreme Court’s majority based its decision on…
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Federal judge upholds constitutionality of Colorado campaign contribution limits
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A federal judge upheld Colorado’s individual campaign contribution limits as constitutional on Thursday, finding that three Republican plaintiffs failed to prove the campaign finance framework violates their First Amendment rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John L. Kane recognized that Colorado’s limitations on individual contributions to state political candidates are among the lowest in the…
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Appeals court agrees defendant’s speech constitutionally protected against El Paso County judge
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that a defendant’s critical statements toward an El Paso County judge were constitutionally protected and could not form the basis of a retaliation charge. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel concluded that, in context, Ashley Hernandez’s brief confrontation with District Court Judge Diana May in a courthouse elevator did…
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Colorado justices speak about inner workings of court, analysis of appellate opinions | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Members of the state Supreme Court provided an inside look at the workings of their institution, and a Colorado Politics analysis found that some appellate judges are producing many more precedent-setting opinions than their colleagues. Colorado Supreme Court update • By…