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Federal jury awards George Floyd protesters $14M for police excessive force

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A jury for the US District Court for the District of Colorado Friday found that the Denver police used excessive force against protestors during the 2020 George Floyd protests and awarded a $14 million verdict to 12 protestors. Loevy & Loevy filed one of the suits, while the ACLU of Colorado and Arnold & Porter filed the other.

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Biotech Firm Can't Nix Researcher's Suit Tied To $35M Buyout

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A Colorado biotech company must face a lawsuit by a co-founder of a firm the biotech company bought in a $35 million deal, a California federal judge ruled Monday despite tossing the co-founder's bid for exemplary and punitive damages, as well claims against unknown defendants.

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Justices asked to review Arizona’s life-without-parole sentencing scheme for youths

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Colorado 23-831 Issues : (1) Whether a prior misdemeanor conviction that elevates a subsequent offense from a misdemeanor to a felony is an element of the subsequent offense that must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt under Apprendi v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC v.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After District Court Declined to Enjoin Coal Company’s Road-Building Activities in Colorado, Tenth Circuit Entered Temporary Injunction. The federal district court for the District of Colorado declined to vacate mining lease modifications that authorized a coal company to undertake road construction in the Sunset Roadless Area in Colorado.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Tenth Circuit Ordered Coal Company to Stop Preparation for Mining in Colorado Roadless Area. The complaint asked the court for compensatory damages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, and costs of suit. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Jacobson demanded damages from Clack and NAS “to be determined at trial believed to be in excess of Ten Million Dollars,” plus punitive damages and attorney fees. Environmental Groups Filed Lawsuit Challenging Colorado River Diversion Project and Alleging Insufficient Analysis of Climate Change Impact on Water Availability.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Columbia granted BLM’s and federal officials’ motion for voluntary remand without vacatur of claims that they failed to comply with NEPA in connection with 27 oil and gas leasing decisions across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Montana between September 2016 and March 2019.

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