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OARC Report Sheds Light on Attorney Diversity and Experience in Rural and Metro Areas

While white attorneys in the metro-areas of Colorado still...

For Some Asylum Seekers, One Interview Means Staying or Immediate Deportation

As the number of non-citizen detainees at the ICE contract facility are increasing, so, too, are the number of expedited removal proceedings.
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Plan to Protect Lesser Prairie Chicken Pits Oil and Gas Industry Against Conservationists

A proposal to protect the lesser prairie chicken sets up a renewed fight between conservationists and the oil and gas industry.
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CU Lecture Details Sedition Act and an Early Transition of Power in U.S. History

A constitutional scholar presented the story of the Sedition Act and the transition of power between the second and third presidents.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Regina Rodriguez Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 20 approved the nomination of Regina Rodriguez, a WilmerHale partner, as a federal district judge.
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CLI Event Marks Anniversary of George Floyd Murder

CLI held a talk to mark the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and reflect on the Black Lives Matter movement.

New Programs Aim to Continue Progress in Diversifying the Bench

The Colorado Judicial Department is taking the lead in new projects aimed at improving diversity on the bench.
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Denver Cold Cases See Some Progress but Overall Trends Concern Some Experts

Roughly 60% of cold cases in Denver include nonwhite victims, a head-scratching statistic in a city where less than 20% are people of color.
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Secretary of Interior Speaks at CU Law Webinar

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse recently discussed Biden administration natural resources policies.
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Colorado Whistleblowers Ask for EPA Intervention at Commerce City Power Plant

State employee whistleblowers are asking the EPA administrator to reexamine an emissions permit granted to a power plant north of Denver.