A New Report Casts Doubt on Both Fears and Hopes About the Consequences of Abolishing Qualified Immunity
A Connecticut law that made it easier to sue abusive cops is not expected to have a noticeable effect on municipal insurance costs.
Colorado
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Urged People Not To Travel for Thanksgiving Shortly Before Boarding His Flight
The mayor is traveling to Mississippi to spend the holiday with his wife and daughter.
Colorado Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal From Housing Activists Who Claimed Inaccurate Election Guidance Doomed Their Ballot Initiative
City officials repeatedly gave activists false information about the requirements for getting their initiative on the ballot.
The Onerous Burdens of Sex Offender Registration Are Not Punishment, the 10th Circuit Rules. They Just Feel That Way.
According to the appeals court, the relevant question is what legislators were trying to accomplish.
Colorado Cop Says He Didn't Mean 'KILL THEM ALL' Literally
Colorado Springs Police Sergeant Keith Wrede insists he was just "going crazy" to Metallica and doesn't want protesters to die.
Boulder Refuses To Lift the Cap on Unrelated People Living Together. Housing Advocates Plan To Sue the City.
The Bedrooms Are For People campaign would repeal the city's existing limits on unrelated people living in the same house.
Boulder Officials Told Campaigns They Had Until August to Qualify for the City Ballot. Now They Say the Deadline Was Actually in June.
The switch threatens an initiative to repeal Boulder's restrictions on unrelated people living together.
Activists Force New Look at the Death of Elijah McClain
Police used a controversial neck restraint during McClain's arrest.
Colorado Police Reforms Mandate Body Cameras, Strip Bad Officers of Lawsuit Immunity
The legislation rolls back regulations that have been shielding bad police from accountability.
Here Are 4 Policing Reforms Cities and States Are Considering Right Now
There’s a lot of work to be done to prevent future George Floyds. Here are some baby steps.
Antibody Tests in Colorado Highlight the Huge Gap Between Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Total Infections
Clarifying the prevalence and lethality of the virus will require wide testing that goes beyond a single rural county.
Mass Antibody Testing in This Rural Colorado County Sheds Light on COVID-19's Prevalence and Lethality
The number of Americans who have been infected by the virus, which seems to be much higher than the official tally suggests, is crucial to understanding how deadly it is.
Charlotte Figi, Who Showed Americans the Value of Medical Marijuana, Dies of COVID-19 Complications at Age 13
A strain of CBD oil used to treat children with a rare epileptic disorder is named after her.
Colorado Officially Repeals the Death Penalty, Commutes Sentences of Death Row Inmates
The reactions to the governor's actions were mixed.
The Fight Over Colorado's Death Penalty Was Shaped by the Families of Murder Victims
Concern for the families appeared on both sides of the debate.
Colorado Prosecutor Is 'Incredibly Frustrated' Over Failure To Investigate a Cop for Driving Drunk
District Attorney George Brauchler: "Bottom line is if one of us had been in that car and not officer Nate Meier, you ask me if I think it would have been treated differently, I do."
Colorado Judge Rejects Petition for a Gun Confiscation Order Against a Police Officer
The petitioner, who cited the officer's 2017 shooting of her son, had no standing under Colorado's "red flag" law.
Fiscal Analysis of Colorado's New 'Red Flag' Law Assumes Gun Confiscation Orders Will Be Granted 95% of the Time
Such a high approval rate reflects the threat these laws pose to due process and the Second Amendment.
New Law Finally Authorizes Cannabis Cafés in Colorado, the First State to Allow Recreational Sales
Marijuana merchants, restaurants, and "mobile premises" can let customers partake if they get state and local approval.
A Colorado Woman Was Tased After Being Arrested For Smoking and Allowing Her Dog Off-Leash
Body camera videos show a woman being tased into compliance after being placed on suicide watch.
Cops Destroyed This House To Arrest a Shoplifter. A Federal Court Says Police Don't Have To Pay for the Damage.
Are there any limits to what police can do in pursuit of a suspect? The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals apparently doesn't think so.
Study Finds Marijuana Legalization Had Little Impact on Crime in Colorado or Washington
A comparison with other states finds "no statistically significant long-term effects" on violent or property crime rates.
Why Is the Colorado Governor's Office Trying to Censor Rural News Outlets?
A spokesman for Gov. Jared Polis objects to a news story not because it’s wrong, but because of who wrote it.
Denver's Proposed $15.87 Minimum Wage Hike 'Hurts the People It's Trying To Help'
The restaurant industry would likely suffer under the legislation.
Colorado Teen Banned From School for Going Shooting With His Mother
Posting “Finna be lit” on Snapchat shouldn’t have gotten Nathan Myers thrown out of school.
John Hickenlooper's Bragging About the Pot Legalization Measure He Opposed Shows That Reality Can Change People's Minds
Colorado's former governor came around on the issue when he realized that legalization was not the disaster he had anticipated.
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds a Decision That Forced a Teenager to Register As a Sex Offender for Swapping Nude Selfies
That result "may strike some as unfair," the court says, but it's what state law required at the time.
Masterpiece Cakeshop Faces Yet Another Legal Fight over Cakes
After the state ends a lawsuit over a transgender celebration cake, the customer files her own civil claim.
Colorado's Jared Polis Is the Latest Governor to Embrace Licensing Reform
Polis vetoed licensing requirements for HOA managers, sports agents, and genetic counselors. That's not sitting well with some members of his own party.
A Sniff by a Pot-Detecting Dog Requires Probable Cause and Does Not Justify a Search, Says Colorado Supreme Court
Marijuana legalization changes the constitutional status of canine olfactory inspections.
Denver Just Became the First U.S. City to Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms
The surprise results will embolden efforts by activists in other states to legalize psilocybin for medical and religious use.
Denver Votes on Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms Tomorrow
A new frontier in rolling back drug prohibition
And Then There Were 22: Sen. Michael Bennet Enters the Presidential Race
The Colorado Democrat opposes Medicare for All and universal free college.
Denver Ballot Initiative Would Guarantee Your Right To Sleep in Your Car
Initiative 300 takes aim at the city's incredibly broad anti-camping ordinance
Colorado's New 'Red Flag' Law Illustrates the Pitfalls of Disarming People Based on Their Future Behavior
The process for obtaining "extreme risk protection orders" that take away people's Second Amendment rights is rigged against gun owners from the outset.
Democrat Senator on Trump's Enthusiasm for Eminent Domain: 'Language You'd Expect Out of Some Autocrat'
"What a betrayal of conservative principles this is," Sen. Michael Bennet says.
Colorado and Baker End Fight Over Whether He Can Be Forced To Make a Transgender Cake
Both sides agree to stand down. First Amendment precedents were on the baker's side.
State Legislators Suggest Banning Plastic Straw Bans
Bills in Colorado and Florida would mandate some new restrictions on plastic straws, but forbid local governments from banning the suckers outright.
A Colorado Man Wins $175,000 After His 'Fuck Bad Cops' Sign Prompts a Tasing
Body cam footage shows the officer getting chewed out by his supervisor shortly afterward.
Case Involving Baker Who Refused To Make a Transgender-Friendly Cake Pushes Forward
Is he rejecting a customer or rejecting a message? The difference matters.