Márquez said the branch is in “a period of significant transition” as the branch has seen high turnover at all levels, including judicial clerks, probation staff and judicial officers.
A federal judge ruled that Colorado’s universal preschool program violated two Catholic preschools’ First Amendment rights when they were denied entry into the program.
State housing officials announced over $16 million in funding that will go toward affordable housing units and $2.4 million for down payment assistance across Colorado.
Colorado lawmakers approved legislation that will send a question to voters asking if people charged with first-degree murder should be denied bail “when proof is evident or presumption is great” that the person will be found guilty.
Colorado lawmakers killed a bill that would have provided direct cash assistance for daily expenses to support people recently released from incarceration.
People who have been affected by the criminal legal system should have more opportunity to influence the formation of criminal justice policy in Colorado, stakeholders said during a meeting Monday.
