Tag: u.s. department of justice
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From Fort Carson to the 4th Judicial District, Judge Shakes reflects on career
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the end of September, Judge David Shakes will take off his judicial robe and a new name plaque will replace the one that has sat untouched in the 4th Judicial District for 22 years.…
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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters
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Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments to drop a requirement that applicants be a U.S. citizen…
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Colorado legal settlement would improve housing, care for trans women inmates
Taliyah Murphy received a letter in early 2018 about a soon-to-be-filed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of transgender women like her who were housed in men’s prisons in Colorado. It gave her hope. Murphy and other trans women in Colorado had faced years of sexual harassment and often violence from staff members and fellow incarcerated…