A federal judge in Colorado gave John Eastman until yesterday to explain why he shouldn’t be removed as counsel from a civil case because of his professional discipline in California for trying to overthrow the 2020 election. Instead, Eastman withdrew:
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Republican congressional candidate Dave Williams endorsed by political arm of House Freedom Caucus (via: Ernest Lee Luning) coloradopolitics.com/elections/2024…

Arguably the least-known immigration fact out there

Breaking - Zachary Kwak pleads guilty to assault in rock-throwing death of Alexa Bartell denvergazette.com/news/courts/za… via The Denver Gazette

Virginia prosecutors are asking people to waive their Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures in exchange for plea deals. In Richmond, 96% of people who signed away these rights were people of color.

New Bolts
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One town in Texas wrote the playbook for conservative activists looking to take control of local school boards. In his new book 'They Came for the Schools,' Mike Hixenbaugh takes us deep inside the battle for America's schools. chalkbeat.org/2024/05/10/the…

News: Kari Lake is at a huge financial disadvantage to Gallego and Rs debating how much to back her this fall. They aren't writing her off yet (NRSC doing a buy with her soon), but most in GOP do not see AZ as a top tier pick-up right now

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ICYMI: While open-government losses far outnumbered wins in the 2024 session of #coleg , the death of a burdensome CORA bill in the closing days helped make the final tally a little less one-sided. #copolitics #edcolo coloradofoic.org/wrap-up-tally-…

A man just collapsed at the ATL airport. Unresponsive. Not breathing. Turning blue. All in an instant, strangers raced to his aid—some administering CPR, others grabbing the defibrillators nearby—as several of us stood praying. After a scary minute or so, he kicked a leg and…

For a generation, if it happened in Colorado, Rick Sallinger covered it. We remember a man dedicated to journalism and his family.

Yesterday, three current and former federal judges in Colorado encouraged lawyers to take cases — or portions of them — pro bono, and gave examples of the hurdles civil litigants face in the absence of representation:
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If you want to know how different the end of this year’s #coleg session is from last year, here’s a sign. ⁦Colorado Politics⁩

and now one of my #coleg faves: Marianne Goodland 📰 playing her harp on the House floor. #copolitics

the disaster that is voting rights in jails, in one must-read anecdote:

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The other wild thing about this statement is that Trump floats that he may support ousting Speaker Mike Johnson but not now!

'We're not in a position on voting on a motion to vacate. At some point, we may very well be, but this is not the time.'

This tax proposal does not lower property taxes from the amount paid currently. Coloradans' property taxes would still go up. The tax proposal reduces the amount of increase in future tax bills. #copolitics

The House will get to leave a day early. GOP leaders canceled Thur
votes. Will pass a weeklong ext of the FAA reauthorization later today.

As it turns out, there is actual proof that noncitizens are *not* voting in federal elections. This has been studied and studied, including by Trump's old voter fraud commission. They found nothing. And ineligible voters are easy to catch because leave an actual paper trail!

The Colorado Supreme Court censured ex-Arapahoe County District Court Judge John Scipione, whose misconduct cost the judicial department $130,000 in settlements:
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SCOOP-y: Oil industry lawyers are writing executive orders for Trump to sign if he takes the White House in November.

Not white papers or proposals. The actual draft e.o.s.

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