“I believe at its heart, America is a nation of second chances, and I believe these folks deserve their second chance.” – President Obama This summer, Denver Broncos fans were thrilled to learn that much-loved wide receiver Demaryius Thomas signed a 70 million dollar deal, keeping him with the Broncos for five more years. And […]
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On July 19th, Officer Ray Tensing pulled over Samuel DuBose for missing a front license plate. During the exchange, Tensing repeatedly asked Mr. DuBose for his driver’s license, and Mr. DuBose responded he did not have it with him. Then Tensing asked Mr. DuBose to unbuckle his seat belt and grabbed the handle of the […]
Jared, An Everyday Hero? We all know Jared, that guy from the Subway commercials, famous for losing over 200 pounds on a diet of Subway sandwiches. Since 2000, Jared Fogle has been a spokesperson for the sandwich chain and for the last 15 years Jared has reportedly been Subway’s most profitable endorsement deal. Subway has said […]
Yesterday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that employees can be fired for using medical marijuana when they are off the clock. Coats v. Dish Network This decision was the final word on the case Coats v. Dish Network. Brandon Coats is a quadriplegic who has been a medical marijuana patient since 2009. He worked as a telephone customer […]
On Tuesday, Judge Samour dismissed three jurors from the Aurora theater shooting trial, which is on its 29thday of proceedings. That leaves 21 jurors; 12 designated and 9 alternates. Why were the three jurors dismissed? Juror #673 gave the judge a note on Tuesday morning, indicating that she had overheard a few other jurors discussing […]
NBC just announced that its premier anchor, Brian Williams, will be suspended for 6 months from his desk at NBC Nightly News. The move comes after Williams was caught in several lies (or as he calls them, “conflations”) he told regarding what happened when he was on a military helicopter in Iraq in 2003. Essentially, […]
Over the recent past both police departments nationally as well as the Denver police department have been increasingly in the public eye for what many would characterize as a disproportionate use of force. Nationally, incidents like the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson and the strangulation of Eric Garner in New York, as well as […]
Jury selection for James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 and wounding 70 others in an Aurora movie theater, is scheduled to begin on January 20. However, in a motion filed yesterday, his defense attorneys are once again seeking to continue the trial, citing the need to review new discovery that has been recently provided to […]
It has been a rough few days for Bill Cosby who, until recently, was arguably one of America’s most beloved comedians. He has been accused by multiple women that he drugged and raped them back in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The modus operendi appears to be the same- that he either directly or surreptitiously gave […]
For those of you who have not been following this story, let me catch you up. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete in modern history, was charged with his second DUI on September 20th, 2014. This followed a similar arrest and plea of guilty to DUI in 2004, although he was able to avoid […]