Tag: donald trump
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‘It was my duty’: Colorado chief justice speaks out about Trump disqualification vote
Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke haltingly and emotionally on Thursday night about her awareness of the risks she was taking when she joined a Colorado Supreme Court decision last December finding Donald Trump constitutionally disqualified from appearing on the state’s ballot. “I want to emphasize: I did not relish that vote at all. I cast…
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3 Colorado justices shrug off Trump decision, scandal fallout to cruise to retention
Three Colorado Supreme Court justices easily won their retention elections on Tuesday, brushing off a recent controversial decision to disqualify the Republican presidential candidate and disapproval of how the court handled a contracting scandal. Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez, Justice Brian D. Boatright and Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter were poised to secure new 10-year terms,…
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How a Harris or Trump presidency might shape Colorado’s federal courts
In the past four years, President Joe Biden has made seven appointments to the federal trial and appeals courts headquartered in Colorado, with his appointees now constituting a majority of active judges on the state’s U.S. District Court. The next president will similarly have a chance to make his or her mark on the district…
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold reacts to Trump’s speech in Aurora, discusses election security in press conference
Secretary of State Jena Griswold spoke to reporters following former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora Friday. “Our elections are the safest, most secure, and most accessible in the nation today,” Griswold said. Trump traveled to Colorado to push racist conspiracies “and to lie, lie, lie, lie,” she said. “The…
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Federal judge halts $1,000-per-day fine against conservative podcaster until 10th Circuit weighs in
A federal judge on Tuesday paused his order requiring a conservative podcaster to pay a $1,000 daily fine and canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday to consider more drastic sanctions, citing a need to let the federal appeals court based in Denver have its say. Last month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez ordered…
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Restore conservatism by rejecting Trump | SONDERMANN
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It was not all that long ago that the Republican Party stood for the rule of law and defended America’s most cherished institutions. The Grand Old Party, or even earlier the Gallant Old Party, could be counted on to support free trade, assert America’s preeminent role as a world power and at least give lip…
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Colorado Supreme Court committee advances election-related change, goes back to work on magistrate rules
The Colorado Supreme Court’s civil rules committee approved a procedural change on Friday for court challenges to presidential electors, a move that complies with legislation passed this year. The committee also heard from the Supreme Court that it must perform further work on proposed changes to the rules governing magistrates, after the justices heard criticism…
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Ex-Dominion Voting Systems exec scores procedural victories in 2 defamation cases
A former executive for Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems recently prevailed on multiple motions in a pair of federal defamation cases seeking to hold liable those who amplified unproven allegations that he, personally, rigged the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump. Eric Coomer, the former director of product security and strategy for voting technology supplier Dominion, has…
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The state of the race less than two months out | SONDERMANN
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Remember Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson? It has been quite some time since those Republican contenders, or pretenders, were eliminated. For that matter, remember a fellow named Joe Biden? Though it’s only been six weeks since he withdrew from the race, he and his decision seem well in the…