Sheriff and deputies awarded $5M in 1st Amendment retaliation case
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A federal jury for the District of Colorado has awarded over $5 million to a Colorado sheriff and three deputies in a wrongful termination case.…
Jury awards $5 million to ousted Adams County Sheriff’s Office leaders
A federal jury on Tuesday awarded more than $5 million to four former high-ranking Adams County Sheriff’s Office employees who said former Sheriff Richard Reigenborn forced them to resign in…
Federal jury awards Colorado sheriff, deputies over $5M in First Amendment lawsuit
A federal jury on Tuesday awarded over $5 million in damages to a Colorado sheriff and three deputies who accused the former sheriff of supporting a different candidate for sheriff.…
Colorado sheriff wins $1.3 million in lawsuit against his own county
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — The current Adams County Sheriff sued the county and the former sheriff, and a jury awarded him and his peers more than $5 million, his…
Adams County sheriff, current and former deputies, win $5 million judgment for wrongful termination by predecessor
A federal jury found former Adams County Sheriff Rick Reigenborn was political and punitive and violated the First Amendment when he fired four top commanders after winning the 2018 sheriff’s…
Arvada pays $2 million to settle lawsuit after police officer killed pregnant woman
The city of Arvada paid $2 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over the 2021 police killing of a pregnant woman whom officers mistook for an armed shoplifting suspect.…
DOJ Investigating Douglas County School District’s Response to Discrimination
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice will be in Colorado next week conducting interviews as they probe the Douglas County School District’s response to discrimination, harassment and bullying of…
Jury awards $1 million to Denver homeless man beaten, dragged from lobby of luxury apartments
A Denver jury last week awarded more than $1 million to a homeless man who was beaten and dragged from the lobby of a downtown apartment complex almost three years…
10th Circuit directs judge to redo ruling in case of gas station clerk fired for confronting knife-wielding robber
The federal appeals court based in Denver told a trial judge on Tuesday to reconsider her ruling that Circle K lawfully fired a 72-year-old convenience store cashier who attempted to…
Police Departments Handled Multiple Officers-Involved Shootings Differently
Nine officer-involved shooting occurred in the Denver metro between April and July. In a little over two months, the Denver metro area had nine officer-involved shootings. The corresponding agencies, including…