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Alleged Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooter will be held without bond, police report

JURIST

The Colorado Springs Police Department Monday announced that the arrest warrant for alleged gunman Anderson Lee Aldrich is sealed, and formal charges will be filed in the coming weeks. Aldrich allegedly carried out a mass shooting at LGBTQ Colorado nightclub Club Q on Saturday night, killing five people. The charges were later dropped.

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Gunman from deadly Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting pleads guilty

JURIST

Anderson Lee Aldrich , the gunman who killed five during an attack on an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty in court Monday to five counts of murder, 46 counts of attempted murder and no contest to two bias-motivated crimes. The charges were later dropped.

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In a Central Texas County, High Schoolers Are Jailed On Felony Charges For Vaping What Could Be Legal Hemp

The Crime Report

“ In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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US Justice Department to give $144.5M to victims of 2017 Texas mass shooting in settlement

JURIST

The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions.

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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

Reporting on the latest data, OPB details that Oregon’s public defense system’s stress has had long-lasting implications, as it has one-third of the attorneys the state news to “adequately represent criminal defendants.”. ” New Mexico and Oregon. .” ” New Mexico and Oregon. We didn’t get to this problem overnight.

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Second Chance Justice

The Crime Report

But what happens when a night of drinking leads to a felony? . Boulder, Colorado fits the American college town stereotype; young students often spend their free time on weekends partying. For example, Garnett recalls a case in which two teenage boys were caught stealing a power tool in a hardware store in Colorado.

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International arbitration, McGirt retroactivity, and anti-discrimination laws

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Oklahoma should apply retroactively, and whether the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violates a website designer’s First Amendment rights. Elenis , a website designer asks the justices to decide whether the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violates the free speech or free exercise clauses of the First Amendment. In 303 Creative LLC v.

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