4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (584+ words) The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a woman injured on a Manitou Springs sidewalk could not sue the allegedly responsible entity, the city of Colorado Springs, even though she did not learn until too late of an agreement…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (749+ words) The Denver-based federal appeals court upheld the dismissal last week of a man’s excessive force claims against the city of Colorado Springs and the officer who tased him, causing him to fall down a sloped surface and break his neck....

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (619+ words) Local officials and one of Colorado’s U.S. senators urged the judiciary earlier this year to explore placing a new federal courthouse and judge’s chambers in Colorado Springs, while the district court is cautioning that Congress must establish new judgeships before…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (990+ words) As the prosecution and the defense litigated Rocky Wayne West’s competency to proceed, prosecutor Brien Cecil made inflammatory remarks to the victim’s family about defense counsel. A trial judge determined Cecil’s conduct compromised West’s ability to receive a fair trial,…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (933+ words) Members of the Colorado Supreme Court seemed open on Tuesday to recognizing a right for employees to use self-defense in the workplace without facing termination. “It may be shoplifting, but if it’s a self-defense situation and you’re reasonably in danger…...