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Former Colorado paramedic sentenced to work release instead of prison for negligent homicide of Elijah McClain

JURIST

APRIL 28, 2024

Colorado’s Attorney General announced that former paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced state court on Friday to four years probation, 14 months of work release and 100 hours of community service. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was stopped and placed in a neck hold by police officers in Aurora, Colorado in August 2019.

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Colorado governor signs gun bills into law, overhauling state gun regulations

JURIST

APRIL 28, 2023

Colorado Governor Jared Polis Friday signed four gun control bills into law, resulting in a rigid tightening of gun legislation in the state. Senate Bill 170 requires that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment spearhead an education campaign for the red flag law.

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“Colorado Supreme Court takes up Christian baker’s refusal to create gender-transition cake”

HowAppealing

JUNE 18, 2024

“Colorado Supreme Court takes up Christian baker’s refusal to create gender-transition cake”: Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times has this report. And Mead Gruver of The Associated Press reports that “ Colorado justices consider a pink and blue cake’s meaning in a transgender discrimination case.”

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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

JURIST

JUNE 22, 2023

The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado struck down the state’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA) on Tuesday, ruling that the law violates the state constitution and is “unconstitutionally retrospective.” ” The Colorado General Assembly passed the CSAAA in 2021. ” Justice Monica M.

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Colorado jury finds third police officer charged with death of Elijah McClain not guilty

JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A Colorado jury returned a not guilty verdict on Monday for a third police officer charged in the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain. In October, a Colorado jury found one of the officers, Randy Roedema, guilty of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted another officer, Jason Rosenblatt.

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“Thoughts on Opening Briefs in Trump’s Colorado Case”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 22, 2024

“Thoughts on Opening Briefs in Trump’s Colorado Case”: Ned Foley has this post at the “Election Law Blog.” ” The post “Thoughts on Opening Briefs in Trump’s Colorado Case” appeared first on How Appealing.

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How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025?

Above The Law

MAY 8, 2024

The post How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025? Proposed rules enacting a law that will significantly change sperm and egg donation for Coloradans are up for an official vote of approval next week. appeared first on Above the Law.

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“With Colorado ruling, the court displays an ‘originalism of convenience’”

HowAppealing

MARCH 7, 2024

“With Colorado ruling, the court displays an ‘originalism of convenience’”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “With Colorado ruling, the court displays an ‘originalism of convenience’” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Colorado House of Representatives passes ban on sale of assault weapons

JURIST

APRIL 15, 2024

Colorado’s House of Representatives passed HB 1292 Sunday by a vote of 35-27. ” Multiple gun regulations were signed last year, like raising the age to 21 in Colorado after the most recent shooting at a nightclub.

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“The Colorado cake wars continue, with a literally colorful twist”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 22, 2024

“The Colorado cake wars continue, with a literally colorful twist”: Law professor Andrew Koppelman has this essay online at The Hill. The post “The Colorado cake wars continue, with a literally colorful twist” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Armed man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building, causes ‘significant and extensive’ damage; Suspect is in custody and nobody was injured in early morning incident, Colorado State Patrol says”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 2, 2024

“Armed man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building, causes ‘significant and extensive’ damage; Suspect is in custody and nobody was injured in early morning incident, Colorado State Patrol says”: Jacob Factor and Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post have this report.

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“The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter”: Eric Levitz has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine. The post “The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Colorado grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in death of Elijah McClain

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

A Colorado grand jury on Wednesday formally indicted three police officers and two paramedics in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain , a young Black man who died while in police custody after he was stopped when walking home from a store. McClain never regained consciousness and was declared brain dead six days later at a Colorado hospital.

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“Griswold v. Anderson: The Section 3 Case Before The Colorado Supreme Court.”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Anderson : The Section 3 Case Before The Colorado Supreme Court.” Anderson: The Section 3 Case Before The Colorado Supreme Court.” “ Griswold v. ” Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman have this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” ” The post “Griswold v.

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“Colorado Supreme Court building remains indefinitely closed after armed man’s alleged break-in, rampage; It may be weeks before employees can return to work in the Ralph Carr Judicial Buiding’s office tower, according to the Colorado Judicial Department”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 4, 2024

“Colorado Supreme Court building remains indefinitely closed after armed man’s alleged break-in, rampage; It may be weeks before employees can return to work in the Ralph Carr Judicial Buiding’s office tower, according to the Colorado Judicial Department”: Jesse Paul of The Colorado Sun has this report.

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“Break-in at Colorado Supreme Court building caused $35 million in damage, left 3 floors unusable; Brandon Olsen, 44, is accused of setting fire inside building that triggered sprinklers to run for hours”

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JANUARY 13, 2024

“Break-in at Colorado Supreme Court building caused $35 million in damage, left 3 floors unusable; Brandon Olsen, 44, is accused of setting fire inside building that triggered sprinklers to run for hours”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.

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US Department of Justice to offer language assistance in Colorado courts

JURIST

MARCH 24, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday settled an agreement with the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts (OAC) to offer language assistance to people with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the Colorado court system. The OAC hears claims related to workers’ compensation, civil rights, and education among others.

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Gunman from deadly Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting pleads guilty

JURIST

JUNE 26, 2023

Anderson Lee Aldrich , the gunman who killed five during an attack on an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty in court Monday to five counts of murder, 46 counts of attempted murder and no contest to two bias-motivated crimes. The charges were later dropped.

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Colorado police officers charged for abandoning handcuffed woman in squad car to be hit by train

JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Two Colorado police officers were charged with felonies on Monday for leaving a handcuffed woman in a car that was parked on train tracks in September. The post Colorado police officers charged for abandoning handcuffed woman in squad car to be hit by train appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Colorado Donor-Conceived Person Protection Law Opens Public Comments On Proposed Rules

Above The Law

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The post Colorado Donor-Conceived Person Protection Law Opens Public Comments On Proposed Rules appeared first on Above the Law. The first of four Zoom sessions is on November 1.

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“Colorado baker loses appeal over refusal to make gender transition cake”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 26, 2023

“Colorado baker loses appeal over refusal to make gender transition cake”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Colleen Slevin of The Associated Press reports that “ Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake.”

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No Consensus Plan for Colorado River Use

LegalReader

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Colorado River states again failed to arrive at a consensus plan for water use reduction. Watching how this unfolds will be instructive for navigating future resource shortages.

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“Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake”: Colleen Slevin of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake” appeared first on How Appealing.

Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

ABA Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

A gunman accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver by shooting out a window early Tuesday has been arrested on charges…

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Alleged Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooter will be held without bond, police report

JURIST

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Colorado Springs Police Department Monday announced that the arrest warrant for alleged gunman Anderson Lee Aldrich is sealed, and formal charges will be filed in the coming weeks. Aldrich allegedly carried out a mass shooting at LGBTQ Colorado nightclub Club Q on Saturday night, killing five people. The charges were later dropped.

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Colorado supreme court rules against computerized reading of bills in legislature

JURIST

MARCH 17, 2021

The Colorado State Supreme Court on Monday ruled that having computers speed-read bills on the legislative floor is unconstitutional. The Colorado constitution provides that all bills that come before the legislature shall be read aloud on two different days in each house, unless all the members present consent to waive the reading.

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Suspect in Colorado Springs nightclub shooting charged with murder, hate crimes and assault

JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A Colorado court Tuesday sentenced the suspect accused of killing five and injuring 19 in Club Q, a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 19. This situation questions whether Colorado’s red flag law was applicable to Aldrich and would it have prevented these deaths.

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“The Court’s Colorado Decision Wasn’t About the Law; This case wasn’t decided on its merits, and the result is an utterly flimsy legal argument”

HowAppealing

MARCH 6, 2024

“The Court’s Colorado Decision Wasn’t About the Law; This case wasn’t decided on its merits, and the result is an utterly flimsy legal argument”: George T. Conway III has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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Colorado bill limits ‘reunification treatment’ in child custody cases, requires training and expertise

ABA Journal

MAY 30, 2023

Family courts in Colorado custody cases can’t cut off a child’s contact with a protective parent to whom they are bonded just to improve a relationship with a rejected parent accused of abuse or domestic violence, according to a bill signed into law last week.

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Colorado River States to Face Reckoning

LegalReader

JUNE 27, 2022

Decades deep in megadrought and damaged by the climate crisis, seven states will soon be obligated to stop using an Arizona's-worth of Colorado River water.

“Trump’s Supreme Court Blunderbuss: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Colorado court was right to bar the former president from the ballot.”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 7, 2024

“Trump’s Supreme Court Blunderbuss: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Colorado court was right to bar the former president from the ballot.” The post “Trump’s Supreme Court Blunderbuss: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Colorado court was right to bar the former president from the ballot.”

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“What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed: The justices seem ready to leave the issue of Donald Trump’s eligibility up to Congress; Here’s why they shouldn’t.”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

“What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed: The justices seem ready to leave the issue of Donald Trump’s eligibility up to Congress; Here’s why they shouldn’t.” The post “What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed: The justices seem ready to leave the issue of Donald Trump’s eligibility up to Congress; Here’s why they shouldn’t.”

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Justices throw out Colorado man’s stalking conviction in First Amendment dispute

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the conviction of Billy Raymond Counterman, a Colorado man who was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for stalking based on his Facebook messages. She canceled appearances, started to carry a gun, and eventually left Colorado for the east coast.

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Colorado Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction Based on Insufficient Chain of Custody

EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

Similar to its federal counterpart, Colorado Rule of Evidence 901(a) provides that The requirement of authentication or identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what.

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Supreme Court of Colorado Finds No Constitutional Issue With Requiring Defendant to Give Pre-Trial Notice of Alternate Suspect Defense

EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, the Supreme Court of Colorado. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970), the United States Supreme Court found that a criminal defendant's constitutional rights are not violated by forcing him to give pre-trial notice of an alibi defense.

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White supremacist sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for planning to blow up Colorado synagogue

JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Colorado on Friday sentenced white supremacist Richard Holzer to 19.5 years in prison for the federal hate crime of planning to blow up the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. Holzer, a self-identifying Neo-Nazi and white supremacist, was arrested in November 2019.

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Colorado Report on Crime Spike Stirs Political Debate

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A new report on crime in Colorado for the first half of 2022 shows crime has increased in seven major categories, including robbery, arson and vehicle theft along with buying stolen property, vandalism, prostitution and drug possession and sales, reports Austen Erblat for CBS News. The property crime rate in Colorado is 28.3,

Amid backlash, Colorado governor cuts 100 years off truck driver’s sentence

JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday reduced by a century the sentence of 26-year-old truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, whose brakes failed, resulting in four deaths. Under Colorado law, the facts required the judge to order the sentences to be served consecutively rather than concurrently.

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Key Issues Raised By Colorado's Brain Data Privacy Bill

Law 360

APRIL 30, 2024

Colorado recently became the first state to provide consumer privacy protections for data generated from a person's brain waves, and despite the bill’s ambiguity and open questions introduced, the new law has helped turn the spotlight on neurodata, says Sara Pullen Guercio at Alston & Bird.

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“Colorado moves to protect abortions in state law”

HowAppealing

MARCH 5, 2022

“Colorado moves to protect abortions in state law”: Patty Nieberg of The Associated Press has this report. And Anthony Izaguirre of The Associated Press reports that “ Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe.”

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As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River

SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 17, 2023

The federal government has ordered the seven Colorado River states to reduce their water usage by one-fifth. The Navajo Nation reservation is about the size of Ireland or West Virginia, with large portions bordered by the Colorado River. They have been the elephant in the room of Colorado River water apportionment for a century.

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“Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case; The case involving a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift challenges the use of liability waivers, which the resort industry says protects recreational opportunities for children in the state”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post “Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case; The case involving a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift challenges the use of liability waivers, which the resort industry says protects recreational opportunities for children in the state” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Crime Reform Bill Stirs up Colorado Senate

The Crime Report

MAY 8, 2023

The Colorado state Capitol is facing a debate over a controversial criminal justice bill that aims to protect children aged 12 and under from criminal prosecution, with some exceptions such as rape, certain felonies, and attempted murder with a gun, Shaun Boyd reports for CBS News Colorado. The legislative session ends on May 8.

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In Colorado, Hundreds Look To Have Criminal Records Sealed

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Several hundred people attended a clinic hosted by Expunge Colorado, a nonprofit that has spent the last five years helping those with criminal records get them sealed, most of whom were people of color, reports Alison Berg for Rocky Mountain PBS. Most convictions are eligible for dismissal after up to five years.

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Former Colorado paramedic sentenced to work release instead of prison for negligent homicide of Elijah McClain

Colorado governor signs gun bills into law, overhauling state gun regulations

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“Colorado Supreme Court takes up Christian baker’s refusal to create gender-transition cake”

Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

Colorado jury finds third police officer charged with death of Elijah McClain not guilty

“Thoughts on Opening Briefs in Trump’s Colorado Case”

How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025?

“With Colorado ruling, the court displays an ‘originalism of convenience’”

Colorado House of Representatives passes ban on sale of assault weapons

“The Colorado cake wars continue, with a literally colorful twist”

“Armed man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building, causes ‘significant and extensive’ damage; Suspect is in custody and nobody was injured in early morning incident, Colorado State Patrol says”

“The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter”

Colorado grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in death of Elijah McClain

“Griswold v. Anderson: The Section 3 Case Before The Colorado Supreme Court.”

“Colorado Supreme Court building remains indefinitely closed after armed man’s alleged break-in, rampage; It may be weeks before employees can return to work in the Ralph Carr Judicial Buiding’s office tower, according to the Colorado Judicial Department”

“Break-in at Colorado Supreme Court building caused $35 million in damage, left 3 floors unusable; Brandon Olsen, 44, is accused of setting fire inside building that triggered sprinklers to run for hours”

US Department of Justice to offer language assistance in Colorado courts

Gunman from deadly Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting pleads guilty

Colorado police officers charged for abandoning handcuffed woman in squad car to be hit by train

Colorado Donor-Conceived Person Protection Law Opens Public Comments On Proposed Rules

“Colorado baker loses appeal over refusal to make gender transition cake”

No Consensus Plan for Colorado River Use

“Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake”

Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

Alleged Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooter will be held without bond, police report

Colorado supreme court rules against computerized reading of bills in legislature

Suspect in Colorado Springs nightclub shooting charged with murder, hate crimes and assault

“The Court’s Colorado Decision Wasn’t About the Law; This case wasn’t decided on its merits, and the result is an utterly flimsy legal argument”

Colorado bill limits ‘reunification treatment’ in child custody cases, requires training and expertise

Colorado River States to Face Reckoning

“Trump’s Supreme Court Blunderbuss: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Colorado court was right to bar the former president from the ballot.”

“What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed: The justices seem ready to leave the issue of Donald Trump’s eligibility up to Congress; Here’s why they shouldn’t.”

Justices throw out Colorado man’s stalking conviction in First Amendment dispute

Colorado Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction Based on Insufficient Chain of Custody

Supreme Court of Colorado Finds No Constitutional Issue With Requiring Defendant to Give Pre-Trial Notice of Alternate Suspect Defense

White supremacist sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for planning to blow up Colorado synagogue

Colorado Report on Crime Spike Stirs Political Debate

Amid backlash, Colorado governor cuts 100 years off truck driver’s sentence

Key Issues Raised By Colorado's Brain Data Privacy Bill

“Colorado moves to protect abortions in state law”

As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River

“Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case; The case involving a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift challenges the use of liability waivers, which the resort industry says protects recreational opportunities for children in the state”

Crime Reform Bill Stirs up Colorado Senate

In Colorado, Hundreds Look To Have Criminal Records Sealed

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