Tag: Constitution
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Federal judge to government: Shutdown not an excuse for delaying noncitizen’s challenge to detention
A federal judge rejected the government’s request last week to extend the deadlines in an immigration-related case due to the lapse in congressional funding, reminding the U.S. Department of Justice that constitutional rights are at stake. “The Government is constitutionally obligated to provide due process to Petitioner,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher…
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Federal judge advances religious freedom claims of incarcerated amputee
A federal judge concluded last month that a Muslim man serving a life sentence at Colorado’s “supermax” prison may proceed with his claims that the government is violating his right to religious exercise by failing to install a water stream he can use to clean himself before praying. Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, also known as Abu…
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Federal judge advances claim against prison guard for allegedly outing man as ‘snitch’
A federal judge last week agreed an incarcerated man could sue a prison guard for allegedly putting him in danger and retaliating against him by revealing to other inmates that the plaintiff filed a sexual harassment complaint. The plaintiff, who is incarcerated at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, raised allegations against three prison employees that…
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Federal judge orders release hearing for torture victim in ‘abhorrent’ immigration custody
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Friday found a “real risk” that the government would try to unlawfully deport a man who was tortured in his home country, and ordered a hearing to determine if he should…
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Jeffco overnight field trip policy’s reliance on gender identity
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge to the overnight field trip policy of Jeffco Public Schools, filed by multiple families who objected to rooming assignments based on students’ gender identities as opposed…
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Federal judge green-lights trial against Denver Health, staff for death of elderly jail detainee
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Five Denver Health employees and the organization itself will stand trial on claims that they provided a constitutionally deficient level of medical care to an elderly jail detainee who died from severe health problems, a…
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Judge reluctantly lets appeal proceed in case of prisoner who missed SCOTUS deadline due to library closure
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Wednesday declined to let a jury trial proceed as scheduled and instead opted to let the Denver-based federal appeals court decide if two prison employees have immunity in an incarcerated man’s…
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Federal judge to hold hearing on detention of immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra
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A federal judge on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for next week on the petition filed by prominent Denver immigration advocate Jeanette Vizguerra, who authorities took into custody this week. Vizguerra is a citizen of Mexico who gained attention during the first Trump administration for speaking out about immigration reform and seeking sanctuary from deportation in multiple Denver churches.…
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10th Circuit rules Denver police acted constitutionally by taking bullet removed from man
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver police did not violate the constitutional prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures by obtaining a bullet, without a warrant, that was removed from a man’s leg and later used as evidence against him, the Colorado-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Law enforcement responded…
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Following 10th Circuit reversal, federal judge agrees man may sue Douglas County child caseworker
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After the Denver-based federal appeals court found she improperly dismissed the lawsuit, a federal judge last week agreed that a father’s claims may proceed against a Douglas County child welfare worker who allegedly violated his constitutional rights while investigating suspected child abuse. Originally, U.S. District…