Tag: equal protection
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Colorado justices decline to say whether man’s child prostitution conviction is unconstitutional
The Colorado Supreme Court declined to say on Monday whether a man’s conviction for an attempted child prostitution offense violated his rights under the state constitution, and only concluded that the absence of an obvious error meant his conviction should remain intact. An El Paso County jury convicted Javier Vega Dominguez of two attempted child…
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Federal judge green-lights trial against Denver officer over race-based enforcement
A federal judge green-lit a jury trial last week on a man’s claim that a Denver police officer engaged in racially selective enforcement of the law by arresting him for video recording at a police station, while not arresting a White man who filmed in the same spot. U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer…
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Colorado justices weigh overlap between child prostitution offenses
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court last week appeared willing to uphold a man’s conviction for an attempted child prostitution offense, which the state’s second-highest court previously found to be a violation of his right to equal protection under the law. An El Paso County jury convicted Javier Vega Dominguez of two attempted child prostitution…
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CDOT did not violate constitutional rights of outdoor advertising company, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last month that the Colorado Department of Transportation did not violate the constitutional rights of an outdoor advertising company by denying two permits for billboards in Adams County. StreetMediaGroup, LLC argued CDOT violated its right to equal protection under the law by allowing “large, influential competitors” to maintain signs not in…
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Judge dismisses constitutional claim against detective despite ‘eyebrow-raising’ investigation into motel
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Greenwood Village motel operator’s constitutional rights claim against a detective who allegedly singled out the establishment for a criminal investigation based on its willingness to house people with disabilities long-term. Zarrin Hospitality Group, Inc. is the operator of a Motel 6 at 9201 E. Arapahoe Road. Its owner…
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could proceed with her lawsuit against the sheriff and a deputy for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed that several of…
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Appeals court finds constitutional violation with man’s child sex offense
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Thursday that an Arapahoe County man’s conviction for unlawful sexual contact on a child violated his constitutional rights and must be vacated. Jurors convicted Lucas Bienvenido Mena in 2021 of multiple sex offenses after hearing he pushed a 12-year-old relative into a bathroom, touched her genitals and took photos of…
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Colorado Supreme Court to intervene in second case questioning harsher municipal sentences
The Colorado Supreme Court signaled last month that it may intervene in a second case questioning whether municipalities can impose tougher sentences than state law does for identical criminal conduct. At least four of the seven justices must agree to hear a case that is appealed directly to the Supreme Court without going to the…
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Appeals court declines to upend women’s volleyball tournament in lawsuit over trans player
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to order a Colorado Springs-based athletic organization to bar a transgender woman from participating on her college’s volleyball team and alter the record of wins and losses among schools immediately before a tournament is set…
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Appeals court declines to upend women’s volleyball tournament in lawsuit over trans player
The delay in challenging a collegiate policy addressing trans athletes ‘was not reasonable,’ Judge S. Kato Crews wrote on Monday