Tag: Raymond Moore
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Denver police had no justification to search suspect’s backpack, 10th Circuit rules
Denver police were unjustified in searching a suspect’s backpack, the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled on Tuesday, meaning the loaded firearm found inside cannot be used as evidence of a crime. The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, and there are circumstances under which a warrantless search may be constitutional. But…
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Biden nominates Kato Crews for federal judgeship
The Biden administration has chosen U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews to fill an upcoming vacancy on Colorado’s federal trial court, the president’s fifth nominee to the court in just two years. Crews has been a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court since 2018. Although magistrate judges tend to focus on preliminary and administrative…
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advances Gordon Gallagher nomination
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 14-7 to advance the nomination of Gordon P. Gallagher to be a federal trial judge for Colorado, which would make him the Biden administration’s fourth appointee in two years to the U.S. District Court if confirmed. Gallagher, who is currently a part-time U.S. magistrate judge and defense attorney, would…
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10th Circuit revives lawsuit over misrepresentations of Weld County oil, gas production
A Texas woman may now have a jury decide whether she was duped into selling her royalty rights in Weld County when a buyer allegedly lied to her that no oil and gas production was occurring on the land in question. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reinstated the lawsuit…
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Colorado court mulls reinstating lawsuit against Vail Resorts for early COVID-19 closure
As the federal appeals court based in Denver considers whether to revive a lawsuit against Vail Resorts from passholders seeking refunds for the 2019-2020 ski season, the company’s lawyer defended its actions to halt operations at the dawn of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. “People were gonna die. So we closed,” Michael J. Hofmann told the U.S.…
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Challenges to vaccine policy at CU medical campus narrowed
A federal judge has taken a sprawling lawsuit from 17 anonymous staff and students at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and pared down the number of legal claims that may go forward challenging the school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore previously declined to block the medical campus’ vaccine…
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Judge declines to combine 4 lawsuits against gun regulations in Boulder County, municipalities
A federal judge on Friday declined to combine the four lawsuits currently pending before different judges that challenge the constitutionality of gun restrictions in Boulder County and three of its municipalities. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore, who was assigned the case involving the town of Superior, indicated he wished to see the lawsuits…
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Promotional text messages not covered under federal robocall law, judge says
A California man may not sue Greenwood Village-based Red Robin under the federal law governing telemarketing and robocalls after he received promotional text messages from the restaurant chain, a federal judge has determined. Although the Telephone Consumer Protection Act places restrictions on the use of random number generators that “store or produce telephone numbers to be…
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Judge declines to intervene in case of ex-child soldier detained in Aurora for 469 days
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has declined to take immediate action in the case of a man housed at Aurora’s privately-run immigrant detention center who claims his 469 days in custody without a bond hearing is constitutionally unreasonable. Attorneys for Abdulai Barrie filed a petition on Aug.…
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Amid whirlwind of judicial nominations, Colorado senators’ screening committee pulls back curtain
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As part of the U.S. Senate’s obligation to advise and consent on federal judicial appointments, senators are often involved in recommending nominees for vacancies in their home states. Since President Joe Biden took office last year, Colorado’s senators were particularly quick to screen candidates, forward names to the White House and win confirmation of four…