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…
Lawsuit Against Pueblo 60 School District Alleges Severe Racial Bullying
A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Pueblo School District 60 and the principal of an elementary school for one 12-year-old girl’s years of racial bullying and harassment. The bullying got…
988 crisis hotline counselors are sometimes targeted by sexually abusive callers
In 2023, Lily Lantz started a full-time job as a crisis counselor at PATH Crisis Center in Bloomington, Illinois. It’s part of the national network known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis…
Judge Rules Llano Librarian’s Wrongful Termination Suit Can Proceed
In a significant development, a federal judge has ruled that a wrongful termination suit filed by a Llano County librarian—allegedly fired for refusing to remove books from library shelves as…