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‘Literally dangerous’: Colorado’s chief justice speaks about dangers to judiciary from threats, rhetoric
Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez told an audience of lawyers and judges on Wednesday that “any action” that inappropriately fosters distrust in the judiciary is a threat to judges and to democracy itself. “I want to be very clear that criticism of our work and our decisions — that comes with the territory. If you…
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10th Circuit judge, lawyers speak about ‘blockbuster-plus’ SCOTUS term at FedSoc event
A federal appeals judge from Colorado, the solicitor general of Missouri and a senior advisor to a Republican senator offered their thoughts on Tuesday about the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, the magnitude of the court’s conservative lean and the impacts to the federal government’s regulatory powers going forward. “People are saying, ‘Ah, it’s…
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Colorado’s Timothy Tymkovich tapped by chief justice to serve on surveillance appeals court
Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich recently became the first Coloradan to sit on the bench of the nation’s secretive surveillance court system, which is charged with reviewing the government’s applications for gathering foreign intelligence inside the United States. Tymkovich, who has been a judge on the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit since…