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Judge tosses lawsuit over military’s reprimand of officer in Black Lives Matter protest
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After the Colorado National Guard walked back its discipline of an officer who protested for racial justice in Denver, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that the underlying legal controversy has ended. Alan Kennedy was a part-time Colorado Army National Guard captain in May 2020 when Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, prompting…
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Judge tosses disability discrimination lawsuit against state’s Medicaid contractor
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A physician has failed to show his disability was the reason a state contractor moved to terminate his employment, a federal judge ruled, finding instead there were legitimate concerns from government employees about the doctor’s performance. Stephen Gorshow sued eQHealth Solutions LLC, his former employer, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking…
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Federal judge dismisses charges in long-running case, faulting government, self for delay
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A federal judge has admitted that he and the prosecution were at fault for violating the speedy trial rights of a defendant by failing to bring her to trial in time, and has consequently dismissed the charges against her. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez did not dispute the calculations of Mykhael Kuciapinski, who determined her…
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Senators send familiar set of names to Biden for upcoming judicial vacancy
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Following the announcement last month that U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore will step down from active service on Colorado’s federal trial court, the state’s two senators have sent their recommended candidates to the White House — all of whom are familiar to the Biden administration. In an Aug. 2 letter, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet…
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Raymond Moore announces retirement, creating judicial vacancy for Biden
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U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore has announced his intention to retire from active service on Colorado’s federal trial court, creating another judicial vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill. Moore, a 2013 appointee of Barack Obama, will take a form of retirement known as senior status on June 20, 2023. As a senior…
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Federal judge rejects immunity for Colorado Springs officers in suit over man’s death
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According to Colorado Springs, its officers acted reasonably during the hot pursuit of a felon. They applied minimal force to the resisting suspect and immediately changed course when they realized he might have stopped breathing. Lawyers for the now-deceased man, however, alleged the police had “preyed on” his mental disability, tasing him while he was…
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10th Circuit tosses phony arbitration scheme seeking $300 million against Loveland
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected outright a Fort Collins man’s attempt to extract $300 million from the city of Loveland, in a case a lower court judge deemed “fraudulent.” Eyoel-Dawit Matios claimed Loveland was subject to a “self-executing” agreement to arbitrate his grievances stemming from a traffic stop with a Loveland…
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Judge partially allows Texas family’s lawsuit to proceed for Snowmass Village dogsled accident
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A teenager and her mother, both from Houston, are allowed to sue the operator of a Snowmass Village dogsled track for injuries they sustained in 2019, a federal judge has decided. Krabloonik, Inc. had asked U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez to find that Timothy Sturm, Sandra Sturm and their then-15-year-old daughter, Holly Sturm, had…
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10th Circuit overturns injunction on Denver’s homeless sweeps
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By a 2-1 decision, the federal appeals court based in Colorado overturned a judge’s injunction that directed the City and County of Denver to provide ample notice of encampment “sweeps” to homeless residents. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided that the plaintiffs in the case – Denver…
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Judge declines to transfer foreign murder trial out of Colorado, says venue is proper
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A federal judge rejected the narrative from a man accused of murdering his wife on an African safari that U.S. prosecutors improperly charged the defendant in Colorado as part of a scheme to evade a 232-year-old law. The trial of Lawrence Rudolph, set to begin on July 11, will remain in Colorado despite the defense’s…
