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Colorado Republicans claim bill to ban lawmakers from bringing guns in Capitol is unconstitutional
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday charged that legislation seeking to effectively ban lawmakers from bringing firearms into the state Capitol is unconstitutional. Senate Bill 131, as introduced, would have banned firearms, including concealed weapons, from 19 identified “sensitive spaces,” including schools, colleges, parks, recreation centers, protests and rallies, and local government buildings. The bill’s Democratic sponsors,…
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Colorado Republicans claim bill to ban lawmakers from bringing guns in Capitol is unconstitutional
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday charged that legislation seeking to effectively ban lawmakers from bringing firearms into the state Capitol is unconstitutional. Senate Bill 131, as introduced, would have banned firearms, including concealed weapons, from 19 identified “sensitive spaces,” including schools, colleges, parks, recreation centers, protests and rallies, and local government buildings. The bill’s Democratic sponsors,…
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Adams County judge properly dismissed charge after prosecutors failed to disclose evidence, appeals court says
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Because Adams County prosecutors disclosed key evidence in a criminal case only four days before trial – and 11 months after the evidence first became available – a judge acted within his authority by dismissing one of the charges against the defendant, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. James Andrew Petrie stands accused of three drug-related…
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10th Circuit divided on whether judge sentenced Denver man too harshly
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When Rhyan Littlejohn-Conner appeared for sentencing before U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson in June of last year, he faced a range of 84 to 105 months in prison for the crime of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Littlejohn-Conner’s attorney asked the judge for a lesser sentence, saying his client’s use…
