Denver officials file motion to keep files sealed
Two Denver police internal affairs officers drove to a prison in southern Colorado apparently with the singular mission of intimidating a witness from testifying in a civil rights lawsuit against…
Despite Denver objections, federal judge unseals documents in jail abuse case
Despite objections from Denver city officials, a federal judge on Thursday unsealed police internal affairs records after determining that a police investigation "smacks of a scam." View full story online…
Judge request could lead to federal takeover of DPD
What started as a civil rights lawsuit filed two years ago by a former Denver inmate, may now lead to an investigation by the Department of Justice, as requested by…
Attorney: Denver cops asked witness why he wanted to implicate himself
Two Denver police internal affairs officers drove to a prison in southern Colorado apparently with the singular mission of intimidating a witness from testifying in a civil rights lawsuit against…
Judge wants federal investigation against Denver officers accused of witness tampering
A federal judge demands answers and action for the way two Denver police officers are accused of handling an internal affairs investigation. The judge wants a federal investigation into whether…
Judge urges feds to investigate Denver police, sheriff in abuse case
Saying that a Denver police investigation "smacks of a sham," U.S. District Judge John Kane has asked federal authorities to investigate the "patterns and practices" of the Denver police and…
Motion claims Denver police threatened witness
A former inmate who sued Denver after a deputy allegedly allowed him to be scalded in the genitals is asking a federal judge to sanction the city, claiming internal affairs…
Employee Rights Under The Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”)
The Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA"), 29 U.S.C §§ 651 et. seq., is a federal law that was designed to ensure a safe and healthy workplace. OSHA’s rules and regulations…
A new study looks at how to get Colorado’s Muslims on the health-care wagon
Since the advent of the Affordable Care Act, Americans have been hearing a lot about communities deemed underserved by our health care system, including children, the poor, the homeless, and…
Expanding Sexual Orientation Protections for Employees?
As employment lawyers, we tip our hat to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for potentially expanding federal law’s protection against sexual orientation…