Top Aurora police crime analyst faces nine counts of official misconduct: ‘I shouldn’t have done it’
The Aurora Police Department’s top crime analyst, Frank Fredericks, 60, was charged this week with nine counts of official misconduct.
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ACLU lawsuit claims Aurora landlords violated law in threatening to report tenants to ICE
The ACLU of Colorado has filed a lawsuit against a pair of Aurora landlords who the civil rights group accuses of threatening tenants, in violation of state law.
Colorado files lawsuit against apartment rental manager of 45,000 units for ‘junk fees’
The Colorado Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit against apartment rental company Greystar for charging “junk fees.”
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Colorado, 13 other states, reach $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office, along with 14 other states, helped secure a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over its role in fueling the ongoing opioid crisis.
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Denver appeals $14M jury award in 2020 George Floyd protest case
Denver has moved to appeal a nearly $14 million judgment against the city, after jurors found police officers violated a group of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights in their response to 2020 protests.
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Missy Woods case could plant necessary doubt within DNA testing, judicial system, DA Brauchler says
Officials said that after the filing of Missy Woods’ felony charges, re-trials and multiple strains on the justice system could be next.
‘An elephant is not a person’ and doesn’t enjoy same liberties, Colorado Supreme Court decides
“An elephant is not a person” and is not afforded the same liberties as a person under the Colorado Constitution, the Colorado Supreme Court decided Tuesday.
Appeals court orders new Weld County murder trial after judge refused to give self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a Weld County judge should have instructed jurors to consider whether a man accused of murder acted in self-defense, given that some evidence at the crime scene supported that theory.
CU-Boulder sued for free speech violations over response to Israel-Hamas war protest
A University of Colorado Boulder student and an employee filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court on Jan. 10, alleging the university violated their free speech rights following a protest related to the war in Gaza.
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Error-prone Douglas County judge returns to bench after chief justice OK’s part-time service
A retired Douglas County judge is now back on the bench, despite the state’s appellate court overturning convictions and sentences in numerous criminal cases she handled due to her errors.