Tag: Fourth Amendment
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Appeals court upholds discipline for Denver officers’ inadequate domestic violence investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld Denver’s discipline of two officers whose investigation of a domestic violence report was brief, failed to separate the victim from her abuser, and overlooked the victim’s severe injuries. Officers Cory Stuper and Brian Finneran argued that pervasive procedural violations in the adjudicative process and their own desire to respect…
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10th Circuit upholds verdict against Denver, officer for protest-related violations
The Colorado-based federal appeals court on Tuesday turned aside multiple challenges to a 2022 jury verdict that found Denver and one of its officers violated the constitutional rights of protesters and were liable for $14 million. In the first of many lawsuits culminating in a jury trial, 12 plaintiffs largely succeeded in arguing that Denver’s…
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Federal judge finds no constitutional violation by Huerfano County well inspectors
A federal judge concluded last month that two Huerfano County employees did not engage in an unconstitutional search when they approached the plaintiffs’ camper within 40 feet to investigate a potential code violation. In July 2021, the county’s building inspector, Terry Sandoval, received a complaint about improper well construction on property designated for agricultural use.…
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10th Circuit hears Denver, officer’s request to overturn $14M jury verdict after 2020 protests
Members of the Colorado-based federal appeals court considered on Wednesday whether a judge committed errors in the 2022 civil trial where jurors found Denver liable for $14 million for violating the constitutional rights of protesters. In the first lawsuit of many to culminate in a jury trial, 12 plaintiffs largely succeeded in arguing Denver’s own…
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Chief justice, top appeals judges address Colorado legal community | APPELLATE UPDATE
‘We are constantly on our phones. I’m voting on vacation. I’m voting at 11 o’clock at night,’ said Chief Justice Monica Márquez
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Appeals judge warns police against overly broad cell phone search warrants
Judge Karl Schock wrote that multiple cases have now made clear that law enforcement cannot seek wide swaths of data from a suspect’s cell phone that are not tied to the crime
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‘Common sense’: 10th Circuit rules Loveland officer will face civil trial for shooting puppy in head
The court ruled for the first time that police cannot shoot pets if there is no imminent danger
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Colorado justices rule trunk search constitutional in Arapahoe County shooting case
All of the circumstances gave sheriff’s deputies probable cause to believe a gun would be in the suspect’s trunk, the Supreme Court decided
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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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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…