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

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

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

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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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US Department of Justice to offer language assistance in Colorado courts

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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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Supreme Court blocks New Jersey, Colorado COVID restrictions for religious gatherings

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions for religious gatherings in New Jersey and Colorado until district courts can hear the cases. The post Supreme Court blocks New Jersey, Colorado COVID restrictions for religious gatherings appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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

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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

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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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