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• Seized marijuana returned to local patient

  November 16, 2012 8:34 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A tearful Bob Crouse finally picked up the medical marijuana that was being kept in evidence at the Colorado Springs Police Department. It took a court order and a decision to not block that order by the state court of appeals before Crouse was at last able... more »

• Marijuana patient again denied seized pot Play Video

  November 2, 2012 8:23 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Local cancer patient Bob Crouse was hoping to get his medical marijuana back today, as was his lawyer Clifton Black. A judge signed a court order three days ago directing the police to turn over the drug, but when they came to the police department today to... more »

• Appeal rejected in deadly apartment fire

  September 6, 2012 6:43 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An appeal by a man convicted in a deadly 2007 Colorado Springs apartment fire on the basis that his mental illness led to incriminating statement to police has been rejected by the Colorado Court of Appeals. In denying Derrick "Nicky" Johnson's claim Thursday, the court found that... more »

• Convicted killer loses Appeal

  January 19, 2012 3:20 PM

  The Colorado Court of Appeals announced today that they are upholding the murder conviction and sentencing of Joel Stovall. In 2001 Joel Stovall and his twin brother Michael shot and killed Fremont County Sheriff Deputy Jason Schwartz and critically injured Florence Police Officer Toby Bethel. The Stovalls were... more »

• Last minute appeal to stop the execution of Troy Davis

  September 21, 2011 8:23 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Attorneys for Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis are filing a last-minute appeal to halt his execution later in the day. Defense attorney Brian Kammer tells The Associated Press he will file the appeal in Butts County Superior Court, south of Atlanta, when it opens later... more »

• Fired Denver cops to appeal

  April 5, 2011 8:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Two Denver police officers fired for their aggressive, videotaped arrest of a suspect are challenging their termination. The Denver Post reports that Devin Sparks and Randy Murr filed an appeal Monday with the city's Civil service Commission. The two say the termination wasn't "supported by the... more »

• Churchill loses appeal

  November 24, 2010 6:42 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A former University of Colorado professor who compared some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi has lost an appeal challenging his firing. The Colorado Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling rejecting Churchill's claim that the firing was politically motivated. A three-judge panel... more »

• Court throws out $926 million Rocky Flats award

  September 3, 2010 7:55 PM

  A federal appeals court threw out a jury verdict and a $926 million award to thousands of Colorado homeowners in a lawsuit involving plutonium contamination from a now-defunct nuclear weapons plant. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled Friday that homeowners failed to... more »

• Judge rejects Colorado death row inmate's appeal

  August 25, 2010 8:24 AM

  A man on Colorado's death row for a quadruple slaying at a restaurant in 1993 has lost his latest attempt to avoid execution. U.S. District Judge John Kane ruled Tuesday that Nathan Dunlap was competently represented, fairly tried and duly sentenced to death. Dunlap was convicted of killing... more »

• Federal judge allows Colorado death sentence to stand

  August 24, 2010 5:44 PM

  U.S. District Judge John Kane has ruled in favor of the state of Colorado in a habeas corpus case filed by convicted murderer Nathan Dunlap. Dunlap was convicted of shooting five people inside a Chuck E. Cheese pizza restaurant in Aurora in 1993. He had earlier been fired from... more »

• Arizona files appeal

  July 29, 2010 4:39 PM

  At least three people were arrested after protests regarding Arizona's new immigration law. It went into effect today, but a judge blocked the most controversial parts from taking effect. Demonstrators marched from the state capitol, held a prayer service, then headed to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office. Arizona has... more »

• Mexico asks court to rule against Arizona

  June 22, 2010 2:38 PM

  PHOENIX (AP) - Mexico is asking a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional. Lawyers for Mexico on Tuesday submitted a legal brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the law. The law generally requires police investigating another incident or crime to ask people... more »

• Nevada Supreme Court to hear arguments in O.J. Simpson case

  June 10, 2010 6:11 PM

  O.J. Simpson's lawyer calls time a big hurdle he'll face when he asks the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn the imprisoned former football star's conviction and grant a new trial in a September 2007 hotel room heist. Attorneys for Simpson and convicted co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart will each have... more »

• Utah inmate challenges death warrant

  June 3, 2010 6:38 PM

  A condemned inmate set for execution this month by firing squad has challenged his death warrant before the Utah Supreme Court. Attorneys for Ronnie Lee Gardner have asked justices to reverse a state court judge's order of execution and impose a lifetime prison sentence. As an alternative, Gardner's attorney... more »

• Utah inmate scheduled to die by firing squad

  May 6, 2010 7:01 PM

  Utah state attorneys say a condemned inmate cannot seek a stay of a warrant ordering his execution by firing squad next month. In a court filing Thursday, Assistant Utah Attorney General Tom Brunker says state law only lets Ronnie Lee Gardner appeal his death sentence - not the order... more »

• New trial denied in Aurora death penalty case

  April 29, 2010 9:03 AM

  A Colorado judge ruled a man facing the death penalty does not deserve a new trial after attorneys raised concerns about a juror who consulted with his pastor during sentencing deliberations. Arapahoe County District Judge Gerald Rafferty ruled Wednesday that the juror violated the court's orders by speaking to... more »

• Man convicted in Williams' slaying seeks new trial

  April 21, 2010 4:21 PM

  Lawyers for a man convicted in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams are seeking a new trial. Twenty-six-year-old Willie D. Clark was convicted last month of first-degree murder in Williams' death on New Year's Day 2007, after both men had left the same night club.... more »

• Supreme Court to hear appeal by Enron's Skilling

  October 13, 2009 11:06 AM

  The Supreme Court will consider throwing out the convictions of former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling for his role in one of the largest scandals in U.S. business history. The court said Tuesday it will hear Skilling's appeal of lower court rulings that upheld all 19 of his... more »

• Obamas make Olympic pitch in Denmark

  October 2, 2009 8:13 AM

  Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." The president and his wife, fellow Chicagoan Michelle Obama, put their... more »