When Andrew Romero woke up on a beautiful spring morning, little did he know that his night was headed toward a ride in the back of a police van. Andrew lives in Pueblo, but was working in Denver. He was up bright and early to make it to work on time. After a full 12 […]
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Update – June 2020 In February of this year, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock vetoed a motion by the city council to end the longstanding ban on pit bulls within the city and county of Denver. The council’s 7-4 vote to overturn the ban came with a number of conditions to be observed by pit bull […]
With the recent death of Justice Scalia and several important cases being brought before the Supreme Court, it’s worthwhile to look at how the Court works and how a case gets to be heard by Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land […]
This week the Internet blew up over the decision handed down in court involving singer Kesha, Sony Music, and her producer, Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald. Kesha sought an injunction to end her contract with Sony early because she asserts her producer, Dr. Luke, repeatedly abused her, sexually and mentally, and continuing […]
First Trial of 6 Cannot Return a Verdict For anyone who has been living under a rock this year, the trial of the first of 6 officers charged with crimes relating to the death of Freddie Gray began this week. Freddie Gray was riding in a police van and was in police custody in Baltimore […]
We’ve watched the scene unfold on television before, a couple discusses their pending legal doom, things are bleak, then somehow they realize they can’t be forced to testify against one another, and suddenly, there is hope these troubles can be averted. What happened here? Is it true that couples don’t have to testify against each […]
It has been a tumultuous year for the NFL in the wake of the multitude of disciplinary matters it has had to deal with. Denver Bronco standout Wes Welker was suspended 2 games for testing positive for MDMA at the Kentucky Derby. Another Bronco, Matt Prater, tested positive for alcohol while he was on a […]
A new pot resort in South Dakota will be opening up soon on tribal land, despite the fact that pot is not yet legal in South Dakota. This is possible because of tribal sovereignty, the same legal principle which was used to establish casinos in areas where there was no gambling. These resorts are now […]
A recent story out of Australia has hit social media, where a passenger in an Uber, a car share service, was attacked by the driver. As several other stories have been reported about crimes against passengers in Uber vehicles, one wonders, is it safer to take a cab or Uber and who is it safer for? Cabs […]
The city of Denver has completed a six month study concerning the use of body cameras on police and they have created and released a draft policy to the public. The policy precedes the city’s new body cam program which will implement 800 cameras to police over the next 5 years. The camera program will cost about 6 million […]