Tag: lawsuit
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Lawsuit claims Colorado man was framed in girlfriend’s suicide
James “Jimmy” Garcia returned to his Monte Vista home the morning of March 26, 2014, and found his girlfriend hanging in their bedroom. Almost immediately, he dialed 911 and started performing CPR, but she was too far gone. He would find a suicide note hours later. The day marked the start of a nearly decade-long…
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Denver gas appliance restrictions upheld by federal judge
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by industry groups seeking to overturn Denver’s restrictions on certain natural gas appliances in new commercial and multifamily buildings. Chief U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer on Aug. 7 granted motions to dismiss filed by the city and intervenor Sierra Club in Restaurant Law Center et al. v.…
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Colorado Springs family of a teen who died at a Young Life summer camp files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a 19-year-old Colorado Springs volunteer at Young Life’s largest summer camp, Washington Family Ranch in Oregon, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Colorado Springs-based international Christian youth organization. Adelaide Rowell had just completed her freshman year studying biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder and was volunteering as a camp…
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Colorado Springs lawsuit challenges voting structure | Rachel Stovall
A legal battle has started in Colorado Springs. About voting. The League of Women Voters and Citizens Project have filed a lawsuit accusing our city government of violating the Colorado Voting Rights Act. They argue that Colorado Springs’ election structure has disproportionately affected minority participation. Basically, they claim our local voting system is racist.” I…
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Mobolade, city leaders say election date lawsuit is attack on local voters
Mayor Yemi Mobolade and other city leaders will fight to keep Colorado Springs elections in April in the face of a new lawsuit. Mobolade, the mayor’s Chief of Staff Wayne Williams and City Councilmember Roland Rainey addressed the lawsuit in a news conference Thursday morning. The lawsuit filed on Wednesday argued that holding municipal elections…
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Lawsuit challenges Colorado Springs’ off-year elections
A lawsuit is challenging when Colorado Springs holds elections for mayor and City Council seats. The lawsuit was filed in Denver County District Court by the voting-rights and social-justice groups the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, Citizens Project, Common Cause Colorado and a Colorado Springs resident. The lawsuit argues that the…
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Colorado’s haze lawsuit tests coal plant closure | ANALYSIS
Colorado is asking a federal appeals court to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject the state’s plan to reduce haze at national parks and wilderness areas. At the center of the fight is a straightforward but difficult question: Can the federal government use air quality rules to force a power plant to…
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Pikes Peak Workforce Center leader abruptly departs job after 14 years
As of Monday, Traci Marques no longer works as the executive director and CEO of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, El Paso County spokeswoman Natalie Sosa confirmed Wednesday. The departure appears to be abrupt, and it is unclear what transpired. “We do not comment on personnel matters or specific circumstances regarding separation,” Sosa said in…
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DOJ joins challenge to Colorado U-Visa law
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to challenge Colorado’s U-Visa law, arguing it conflicts with federal immigration rules by broadening who qualifies for law enforcement certifications used in visa applications. HB21-1060 was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in 2021. The law was designed to create uniformity and fairness for immigrant crime survivors.…
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Club Q lawsuit against El Paso County approaches major ruling
El Paso County maintained a “state-created danger” in the year leading up to the 2022 Club Q shooting, an attorney told a federal appellate court in Denver this week. The hearing follows years of litigation by Chicago-based law firm Romanucci & Blandin, which Club Q victims hired in November 2024 to pursue a federal complaint…