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Q&A with John Leopold | Retired Colorado judge signed brief about federal arrest of Wisconsin judge
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In late April, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation posted a picture to social media of handcuffed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan, who authorities arrested at her courthouse for allegedly obstructing immigration agents. The charging documents accused Dugan of confronting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel who were planning to arrest…
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Colorado’s former chief justice joins brief in support of Wisconsin judge under federal prosecution
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Retired Chief Justice Michael L. Bender joined more than 100 of his state and federal counterparts last week in arguing for the dismissal of criminal charges against a Wisconsin judge indicted for obstructing immigration authorities who were operating at her courthouse. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan stands accused of knowingly concealing a…
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Justice Melissa Hart addresses scope of state, federal constitutional protections amid legal battles
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During a discussion about the ways in which Colorado’s constitution provides certain protections beyond its federal counterpart, Justice Melissa Hart invited attorneys to consider how to expand the range of issues brought before the state’s highest court. “We can only do what we get,” she said of the Supreme Court. “But lawyers need to think…
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Should bitcoin be allowed for Colo. campaign contributions? New rules proposed
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Could Colorado be ready to accept bitcoin as a way of making donations to candidates? Secretary of State Wayne Williams is proposing rules that could start that process. But the better question, according to one lawmaker, is whether candidates should accept bitcoin, or other forms of cryptocurrency, as campaign contributions. Williams’ proposed rules, issued this…
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Colorado loves the EITC working-class tax credit, and now, after Trump whooping, so does Wisconsin’s Scott Walker
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Amid the political tumult of the first weeks of the Trump presidency, there are signs that the political status quo in the country really might be shifting, on the right and the left. What’s going on in Wisconsin? Republican Gov. Scott Walker has made a name for himself for running the state according to anti-tax…
