Author: Michael Karlik
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10th Circuit dismisses woman’s lawsuit following 10-year attempt to undo restraining order
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected a woman’s challenge on Friday to a restraining order imposed on her more than a decade ago, finding that she cannot credibly claim she will be prosecuted for violating the restraining order through her First Amendment-protected activity. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit already concluded in…
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10th Circuit dismisses woman’s lawsuit following 10-year attempt to undo restraining order
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected a woman’s challenge on Friday to a restraining order imposed on her more than a decade ago, finding that she cannot credibly claim she will be prosecuted for violating the restraining order through her First Amendment-protected activity. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit already concluded in…
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Colorado equal pay law does not require plaintiffs to allege gender-based retaliation, appeals court finds
The 2019 Colorado law aimed at rooting out pay discrimination on the basis of sex does not require a plaintiff to allege their employer retaliated against them for sex- or gender-related reasons, the state’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. Lawmakers enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act with a stated intent to “close the…
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Senate committee advances Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee, as Domenico responds to questions about delays
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Denver-based federal appeals court on Thursday by a party-line vote of 12-10. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico, who was Trump’s first-term appointee to Colorado’s federal trial court, is now seeking a seat on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Colorado justices to hear embryonic donation dispute
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether lower court judges properly applied its framework for adjudicating disputes over the fate of pre-embryos, in which one person wants to use them to become a parent and the other wishes to donate them. At least three of the court’s seven members must…
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Colorado justices to hear embryonic donation dispute
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether lower court judges properly applied its framework for adjudicating disputes over the fate of pre-embryos, in which one person wants to use them to become a parent and the other wishes to donate them. At least three of the court’s seven members must…
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Isolation, emotion, persona: Colorado judicial programming prepares people for life on the bench
As a trial judge and now as a member of the Colorado Supreme Court, Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr. has heard the view that being a judge is isolating. “In neither court have I felt isolated. I’ve always interacted a lot with my staff and it becomes sort of a second family,” he said on…
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Federal judge dismisses Colorado county sheriff’s challenge to law limiting immigration cooperation
A federal judge dismissed a challenge from Mesa County Sheriff’s Office leaders last week to a Colorado law limiting public employees’ cooperation with immigration authorities, concluding that the plaintiffs did not allege they engage in any conduct that the law would prohibit. In a July 17 order, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher noted…
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10th Circuit raises bar for fraud victims to sue debt collectors over inaccurate information
The Denver-based federal appeals court wiped away a jury’s $500,000 award to a fraud victim on Monday and made it more difficult for consumers to hold companies liable for disseminating inaccurate credit information. The Fair Credit Reporting Act regulates credit reporting agencies’ collection of consumers’ information and also covers entities that provide data to those…
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Montezuma County judge’s censure, suspension approved by discipline panel
A three-member disciplinary panel accepted, on Monday, an agreement between a Montezuma County judge and the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline that specifies he will receive a censure, a suspension, and additional education for his admitted instances of misconduct. Under constitutional Amendment H, which voters adopted in November 2024, County Court Judge Ian J. MacLaren…