Tag: Courtney Propst
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Colorado Court of Appeals rules gag order may be unconstitutional but mother of 3 slow to file appeal
A judge’s gag order barring a mother of three from speaking out against a ruling terminating her parental rights may have been unconstitutional, but the mother lost her right to challenge her contempt citation that landed her in jail because she failed to make a timely appeal, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled. “A…
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Filing seeks to release mother jailed for criticizing judge’s order terminating parental rights
An Arapahoe County mother of three has been incarcerated for more than nine months due to a “series of confusing and unconstitutional orders” that barred the woman from discussing with others or speaking out against a ruling terminating her parental rights, a court filing states. The orders came from former District Court Judge Natalie Chase,…