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LOCAL NEWS
No Charges for Climate Activists
The Denver district attorney will not prosecute the 33 climate change activists who were arrested for protesting during Gov. Jared Polis’ State of the State address.
Jury in Deliberation for Man Accused of Causing Explosion
The trial has ended for a man accused of destroying an apartment complex in Denver’s Baker neighborhood. The jury is deliberating today.
Rules Set Incremental Steps for Raising Overtime Threshold
New rules approved this week would make more workers in Colorado eligible for overtime pay. (Denver Post)
Idaho Looking to Move Prisoners to Colorado
Colorado might be moving away from using private prisons to house its inmates, but Idaho is looking to send more than 1,000 inmates to a closed private prison in Colorado. (Denver Post)
Sen. Michael Bennet’s Juggling Duties Ahead of Primaries
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is a setback for Sen. Michael Bennet’s presidential campaign. He’s balancing his duties as a “juror” and a candidate.
NATIONAL NEWS
Student Loan Debt Keeps Woman From Bar Admission
A lawyer was denied admission to the Ohio bar in part because of her insurmountable student loan debt burden.
Impeachment Managers Close Their Opening Arguments
House impeachment managers will have their final day of opening arguments today before the president’s lawyers make their case this weekend.
Legalized Sports Betting Leads to Lawsuit Over Sports Cheating
A DraftKings fantasy baseball contestant is suing MLB and a pair of teams over a cheating scandal, saying the league promoted the fantasy sports betting site and should have known the contests were “corrupt and dishonest.”
Opinion Advises Judges to Stay Out of Federalist Society
Federal judges should not be involved in partisan organizations like the Federalist Society or the American Constitution Society, according to an opinion from the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the U.S. Judicial Conference
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