Tag: John Kane
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10th Circuit tosses GOP challenge to Colorado’s campaign spending limits
The federal appeals court based in Denver rejected an attempt by a trio of Republicans to temporarily block enforcement of the voluntary campaign spending limits Colorado voters enacted two decades ago as an anti-corruption measure. Although the plaintiffs brought their lawsuit and request for an injunction in early 2022, prior to the midterm election, the…
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Colorado judge’s financial conflict does not require reopening case, 10th Circuit finds
A federal judge did violate the law when he failed to recuse himself from a case, but there is no need to reopen the lawsuit or overturn his rulings, the federal appeals court based in Denver decided on Thursday. In what appears to be the first ruling of its kind from the U.S. Court of…
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10th Circuit denies immunity to Denver detectives who coerced teenager’s false murder confession
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four Denver law enforcement officers may be sued for the coerced confession of a cognitively-impaired 14-year-old boy, resulting in false information that led to his wrongful conviction for murder, the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled on Friday. A three-judge panel of the U.S.…