Author: Michael Karlik
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10th Circuit rejects appeal of Aurora immigrant detention facility operator in class-action suit
The federal appeals court based in Denver declined last week to decide the appeal of the private company that operates an immigrant detention center in Aurora, concluding it had no ability to weigh in on the class-action lawsuit before trial. The plaintiffs are detainees who originally filed suit in 2014. They claimed GEO Group, which…
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Senate approves bill to give Colorado 2 more federal judges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill on Thursday that would add judgeships to Colorado’s federal trial court for the first time in 40 years. The bipartisan JUDGES Act would expand the size of district courts across the country in two-year increments over the next…
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Appeals judge warns about ‘inflammatory’ medical terminology in child abuse cases
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One member of Colorado’s second-highest court suggested last month that certain medical terminology deeming a child’s injuries “abusive” or “nonaccidental” may improperly lead jurors to convict defendants of knowingly committing child abuse. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals upheld the El Paso County…
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Divided appeals court strikes down campaign disclosure requirement in Colorado law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. By 2-1, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals believed there was no material benefit…
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Boulder man’s attempted sex assault convictions overturned due to detectives’ actions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Boulder man will receive a new trial after Colorado’s second-highest court determined last month that a pair of detectives improperly detained and interrogated him about an attempted sex assault instead of simply collecting his DNA as a court authorized them to do. Angel Adrian…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals possible intervention in lawsuit over climate change impacts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court has signaled it may intervene in a lawsuit seeking to make ExxonMobil liable for damages resulting from climate change, one of many ongoing attempts across the country to hold oil and gas producers accountable for the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Boulder County…
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Douglas County judge misapplied law, prompting appeals court to overturn assault convictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Douglas County judge improperly limited a defendant’s ability to pursue his defense to assault charges at trial, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court to reverse his convictions and 22-year sentence this month. Jurors found Donald Louis Gerle guilty on two counts of assault and one charge of…
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Divided 10th Circuit orders further evaluation of legality for $6.4 million judgment in cannabis case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Monday that a Maryland man may be required to pay $6.4 million after all for breaching a contract with his intended partner in a marijuana company, so long as it does not require the manufacture or sale of…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his medical practice headquartered in Colorado Springs. Francis Joseph, the founder…
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Colorado justices clarify timeline for children injured in car accidents to sue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday clarified that children who are injured in car accidents can file suit within three years of the collision or within two years of turning 18, whichever happens later. The justices addressed confusion about how state law, which lays out the…