Jennifer Jones was sitting in Montrose Municipal Court in early January when she noticed something that didn’t seem right. She witnessed a man in his 60s with multiple…
Read more A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings.Across Colorado, in bustling municipal courtrooms and council chambers, in city attorneys’ offices and public defender headquarters, legal professionals and elected officials are scrambling to make sense of…
Read more How a Colorado Supreme Court ruling is reshaping the state’s municipal courtsThe Colorado Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state courts would allow for the same offense, a decision that could set…
Read more Municipal courts can’t issue harsher punishment than state court for same offenses, Colorado Supreme Court rulesSep. 1—A typically sleepy Spokane Municipal Court judge election has become a heated microcosm for the debate that has consumed city politics for years now: What should be…
Read more Judicial race reflects city’s broader fight over homelessness, public safety, accountability