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A Colorado Court Case that Strengthened Due Process Rights

In 1959, 14-year-old Bobby Gallegos was convicted of first-degree murder in Colorado. According to the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Gallegos v. Colorado, the child and another juvenile tricked an elderly man into letting them into his hotel room, where they assaulted him, stole $13 from him and fled. 

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Colorado justices reject media request for police officer records on narrow grounds

At the same time the Colorado Supreme Court found that two media outlets were properly denied access to records bearing on police officers’ misconduct, it declined to endorse an interpretation of state law that would have enabled non-law enforcement entities to shield their documents by labeling themselves “criminal justice agencies.”

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Senate Democrats use ethics investigation to target conservative Supreme Court justices

Senate Democrats on Saturday morning concluded a nearly two-year-long investigation into the ethical practices of the Supreme Court, issuing a final report that focused on the court’s conservative members, accusing them of impropriety such as accepting lavish gifts and failing to recuse amidst conflicts of interests. 

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Denver court dismisses Douglas County’s lawsuit over Colorado’s ‘sanctuary’ laws

A Denver district court has dismissed a lawsuit that Douglas County filed against the state of Colorado over its “sanctuary” statutes that restrict local law enforcement officials from working with federal authorities on illegal immigration, according to the county’s lawyer.

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Hunting groups suing CPW commissioners over op-ed ahead of Prop. 127 election

Two influential hunting organizations are suing members of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission saying they violated Colorado Open Meetings Law and spread false information about mountain lion hunting prior to last month’s vote on Proposition 127, which would have banned the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, lynx and bobcats.  

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