Tag: Supreme Court
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Federal judge declines to block Colorado’s ‘ghost gun’ prohibition
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from gun rights advocates to block a recent Colorado law prohibiting the possession and transport of certain firearm components not imprinted with a serial number — known as “ghost guns.” To address the proliferation of guns privately assembled from kits…
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U.S. judge declines to dismiss charges against West African man accused of torture in Gambia
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge last month declined to dismiss multiple criminal charges in the unique prosecution of a West African man living in Denver, whose alleged acts of torture in his home country could violate U.S. law. Michael Sang Correa faces seven torture-related counts for his…
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Utah railroad dispute reaches U.S. Supreme Court
The legal fight over a proposed 88-mile-long railroad project in Utah that would be used to transport waxy crude oil through Colorado is up for consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition was filed March 4 by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition (SCIC) and the Uinta Basin Railway. The companies are appealing a decision…
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Judge’s drinking problems reportedly at core of discipline case; colleagues knew, but never reported it
At least three judges — Colorado’s Supreme Court chief justice and a now-retired appellate court judge among them — years ago knew of a Denver juvenile court judge’s drinking problems but never reported them, then maintained that silence while a courthouse manager who had sought their help in confronting the judge faced firing instead, The Denver…
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Appeals court finds no discrimination in prosecutor’s removal of Asian juror from murder trial
The Court of Appeals also rejected the defendant’s other claims based on prosecutorial misconduct and a juror who brought a comic strip for the judge
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Federal judge blocks Colorado from enforcing ‘abortion reversal’ ban against Catholic health clinic
Judge Daniel Domenico found the new law was not neutral towards religion and required the highest degree of scrutiny
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‘What’s the injury?’ Federal judge wary of Christian school’s challenge to universal pre-K program
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A Christian school in Chaffee County argued to a federal judge on Thursday that it should be able to receive state money to participate in the new universal preschool program without having to abide by Colorado’s non-discrimination rules for providers. The Darren Patterson Christian Academy, which enrolls students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, is seeking…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law raising firearm-purchase age, lets waiting period take effect
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A federal judge on Monday granted the request of two Colorado residents to block a new Colorado law generally raising the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21. At the same time, in a separate lawsuit, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer declined to bar enforcement of another recently-enacted law establishing a three-day…
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A few glitches in the financial disclosures by Colorado’s Supreme Court justices
The Denver Gazette’s analysis comes on the heels of demands for reform to financial disclosures made by the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Jared Polis celebrates SCOTUS decision on California’s animal confinement law
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Gov. Jared Polis praised last week’s decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the ability of states to enact laws governing the treatment of livestock. In National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, the pork industry challenged a California law, enacted by ballot initiative, to require producers of meat and egg products to comply with certain…