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State Supreme Court takes unusual step of soliciting public comment for virtual hearings policies
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In an atypical move not afforded to most judicial policymaking, the Colorado Supreme Court has invited the public to comment on a pair of proposals that aim to preserve access to live streamed court proceedings across the state and lay down uniform guidance for virtual hearings. The policies, known as chief justice directives, reflect the…
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State Supreme Court takes up cases on revenge porn, virtual court difficulties
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Colorado’s Supreme Court justices have announced they will review four decisions of the state’s Court of Appeals, ranging from a criminal conviction under the “revenge-porn” law to a man’s struggles accessing the virtual hearing where a judge terminated his parental rights. Two members of the court indicated they would have granted an additional appeal clarifying…
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Report sounds alarm for lawmakers, judges to fix gaps in state’s civil justice system
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Court forms are bewildering, people who speak limited English lose their cases by default, a lack of broadband thwarts the effectiveness of virtual court hearings, there is a shortage of legal aid, and the state judicial system’s chosen online platform is ill-suited to the needs of the disabled and non-English speakers. Those were the conclusions…
