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Colorado Supreme Court to hear 2 Denver criminal appeals
The justices may also intervene in an ongoing criminal case to determine if the defendant is entitled to a fifth competency evaluation
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Appeals court rules employers cannot deduct their own business costs from employee wages
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that employers cannot deduct from employees’ wages any costs that are “inherent in the job,” and any work agreements allowing for such an arrangement are unlawful. In the case at hand, Elora Buenger worked as a cosmetologist for 303 Beauty Bar LLC, also known as 303 Salon Lohi. She…
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of Black juror for negative experiences with police
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed earlier this month that an Arapahoe County prosecutor did not remove a Black woman from a jury because of her race, even though she had explicitly attributed her prior negative interactions with police to “the color of my skin.” Under longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent, intentional race-based discrimination in jury selection…
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Appeals court rejects student’s lawsuit against Regis University over misconduct investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday rejected a male student’s lawsuit against Regis University for allegedly performing a flawed investigation into the sexual misconduct complaints about him. The plaintiff, identified as J.L., was the subject of an inquiry after three female students accused him of unwelcome advances or improper touching. Following an investigation that found J.L. violated…
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Colorado Springs not liable for collision resulting from inoperative traffic light, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month that the city of Colorado Springs cannot be held liable for a vehicle crash in which traffic lights were functioning normally in one direction and were inoperative in the perpendicular direction. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, with limited exceptions, shields public entities from lawsuits over injuries they cause. Its…
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Colorado Supreme Court to examine whether portion of anti-SLAPP law is unconstitutional
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will address whether lawmakers inadvertently violated the state constitution by creating a unique pathway for appeals under a law designed to shield First Amendment conduct from lawsuits. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices also accepted…
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Colorado Supreme Court finds Aurora police committed no Miranda violation when interrogating suspect
Aurora police did not need to provide a Miranda warning to a road rage suspect before interrogating him outside his apartment building in an accusatory manner, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Miranda v. Arizona, law enforcement must inform suspects of their constitutional rights to remain silent…
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Colorado Supreme Court lays out frustration with current method of ID’ing racial bias in jury selection
Colorado’s justices escalated their frustration on Monday with the existing framework for evaluating race-motivated dismissals of jurors in criminal trials, months after the state Supreme Court also invited lawmakers to do their part to fix the problem. Under longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent, intentional race-based discrimination in jury selection is unconstitutional. Normally, parties may exercise…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 6 cases on involuntary intoxication, malicious prosecution, child neglect trials
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear appeals in six cases, including the question of whether a person can claim he knowingly ingested one substance that was secretly laced with another behavior-altering substance as a defense to criminal charges. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to grant an…
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Appeals court agrees DA can sue Huerfano County sheriff over chronic mishandling of evidence
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that an elected district attorney was justified in suing the Huerfano County sheriff over persistent problems in evidence handling that compromised numerous prosecutions. Last year, Third Judicial District Attorney Henry Solano obtained a permanent injunction against longtime Sheriff Bruce Newman, in which a trial judge ordered Newman to hand…