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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

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Debate Over Guns, Morse Recall Mired in Cyber Censorship

By | 06.19.13 | 10:47 am

With just weeks to go before the tightest gun controls in the West take effect — required background checks on firearms, with performance fee paid by the buyer or seller and a ban on high-capacity magazines — Morse’s potential recall from his El Paso County District seat has made Colorado a political battleground for a nationwide debate. Much the fight taking place in cyberspace isn’t just about who gets guns, but also who’s getting heard.

Attorneys, Scholars Raise Questions about Constitutionality of Colorado Death Penalty

By | 02.27.13 | 6:55 am

Colorado’s death penalty is not only massively expensive, critics say it is also unconstitutional because it is so randomly sought.

Appeals Exhausted for Colorado Chuck E. Cheese’s Killer

By | 02.19.13 | 4:36 pm

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the appeal of death-row prisoner Nathan Dunlap, the Colorado man convicted of the 1993 murder of four employees at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant. Dunlap’s fate is now in the hands of Governor John Hickenlooper.

Presidential Panel Calls on States to Repeal HIV Criminalization

By | 02.13.13 | 6:56 am

The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) passed a resolution last week that calls for an end to federal and state HIV-specific criminal laws and prosecutions.

Colorado’s Death Penalty: Spending Millions to Execute Almost No One

By | 02.07.13 | 12:33 pm

With a bill to repeal the death penalty likely to be introduced in the 2013 Colorado Legislature, there are bound to be philosophical arguments about the merits of capital punishment. One thing that seems beyond debate, though, is that ending the death penalty could save Colorado taxpayers a lot of money.

Ideology Trumped Science in Weld County Contraception Decision

By | 02.05.13 | 10:26 am

When Weld County commissioners decided to stop providing emergency contraception to county patients, concerns rooted in anti-abortion politics trumped scientific facts and testimony provided by the county’s medical chief, according to documents obtained by The Colorado Independent.

Bill Introduced to Ban Discrimination against GLBT Jurors

By | 01.29.13 | 7:23 pm

Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate recently introduced bills banning discrimination against prospective jurors based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Last year, an American Independent investigation revealed numerous instances of likely discrimination against LGBT jurors in both state and federal courts.

In Malpractice Case, Catholic Hospital Argues Fetuses Aren’t People

By | 01.23.13 | 8:54 am

Lori Stodghill was 31-one years old, seven-months pregnant with twin boys and feeling sick when she arrived at St. Thomas More hospital in Cañon City on New Year’s Day 2006. She was vomiting and short of breath and she passed out as she was being wheeled into an examination room. Medical staff tried to resuscitate her but, as became clear only later, a main artery feeding her lungs was clogged and the clog led to a massive heart attack. Stodghill’s obstetrician, Dr. Pelham Staples, who also happened to be the obstetrician on call for emergencies that night, never answered a page. His patient died at the hospital less than an hour after she arrived and her twins died in her womb.

Patrick Kennedy Looking to Restart Colorado Dialog on Legalizing Weed

By | 01.14.13 | 12:39 pm

You might think the issue of marijuana legalization had been settled, at least as far as Coloradans were concerned. Turns out some people aren’t so sure, and one of them is former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy.

Boulder Rep. Levy Drafting Bill to Repeal Death Penalty

By | 12.21.12 | 1:47 pm

State Rep. Claire Levy this week told The Colorado Independent she is writing a bill to eliminate the death penalty in Colorado. Levy, D-Boulder, said she will introduce the bill if she is satisfied it will have a strong chance of passing.

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