Tag: discrimination
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Federal judge green-lights former inmate’s disability discrimination claim for trial
A federal judge last month agreed a jury would decide whether the Colorado Department of Corrections intentionally discriminated against an incarcerated man by imposing restrictions on him after he failed to report to work because of his disability. However, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang observed plaintiff Charles Williams is not entitled to most…
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Federal judge grants narrow injunction against Colorado pre-K program but rejects Catholic parishes’ LGBTQ challenge
A federal judge on Tuesday concluded Colorado’s universal pre-kindergarten program impermissibly infringes on the rights of two Catholic parishes with its treatment of students’ religious affiliation, while at the same time rejecting large swaths of their challenge to a related LGBTQ non-discrimination requirement. Two Catholic institutions, St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton and St. Bernadette Catholic…
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Federal judge signals patience has ended with Gunnison landlords, says he will install new property manager
After nearly 4.5 years spent largely ignoring a nondiscrimination agreement they signed with the federal government, a trio of Gunnison landlords will now have to pay for an independent property manager to implement the terms of the consent decree. In a May 3 order, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher noted the unusual leniency…
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10th Circuit reinstates dress code discrimination lawsuit against Colorado Springs charter school
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Tuesday that a boy could pursue his claims of sex-based discrimination against a Colorado Springs charter school after he was disciplined for wearing earrings under a boys-only prohibition on the accessory. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit determined a…
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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Appeals court warns against questioning service animals’ status based on ‘suspicions’
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday warned that public entities may not ask a disabled person to provide more information about their service animal than what federal regulations allow, regardless of whether they harbor “legitimate suspicions” about the animal’s status. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals determined it was a “close call” whether Dustin…
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Federal judge open to financial penalties after Gunnison landlords continue defying orders
A federal judge on Wednesday appeared to accept that despite going out of his way to accommodate their participation, a trio of Gunnison landlords will continue to disobey his orders and ignore the housing non-discrimination agreement they voluntarily entered into with the government four years ago. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon…
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AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up
Lawmakers in at least seven states are taking big legislative swings to regulate bias in artificial intelligence
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Colorado justices rule tenants may cite landlords’ discrimination as defense to eviction
The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that tenants defending against an eviction may cite their landlords’ illegal, discriminatory conduct as means to stay in their homes. Last year, the legislature passed a law explicitly providing that a renter can defend against eviction if they show their landlord violated the Colorado Fair Housing Act and…
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Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students
The ACLU of Virginia is suing the state Department of Education to challenge Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies on the treatment of transgender students