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Emergency Cellphone Access For Police Considered

Cellphones may be subject to warrantless review by law enforcement in times of emergency under a bill up for review in Colorado Tuesday.

2013/04/23

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2 Colorado Gun Bills Get 1st House OK With Less Controversy

The Colorado House gave initial OK to requiring in-person training for conceal-carry permits and strengthening a ban on gun ownership by domestic-violence offenders.

2013/03/28

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Colorado Death Penalty Repeal Won’t Move Forward

A Democrat proposal to repeal the death penalty in Colorado failed amid uncertainty about whether Gov. John Hickenlooper would support the bill.

2013/03/26

Maisha Fields-Pollard, whose brother Javad Marshall-Fields was murdered, testifies on Tuesday (credit: CBS)

Lawmakers Considering Death Penalty Repeal Hear Emotional Testimony

A man urging Colorado lawmakers to abolish capital punishment lifted a container holding some of his son’s ashes Tuesday and said the death penalty would not bring his son justice.

2013/03/19

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Colorado Lawmakers Debate Death Penalty Repeal

Abolishing the death penalty in Colorado will get an initial vote in the state House on Tuesday, as debate on the issue begins in the Legislature.

2013/03/19

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Repeal Of Colorado Adultery Law Passes First Vote

Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee voted 8-3 on Thursday to move forward with the bill, which would also repeal the related crime of contributing to “sexual immorality” by providing a place, such as a hotel room, for unmarried people to have sex.

2013/02/22

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Adultery Law Up For Possible Repeal In Colorado

The crime of adultery is still in Colorado’s law books, but some Democratic lawmakers say it’s an outdated 19th-century holdover that no longer has a purpose.

2013/02/21

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Colorado Civil Unions Bill Gets OK By Another Panel

Gay couples are one step closer to having civil unions in Colorado after another Republican-led House committee approved legislation that appears to have enough support to get to the governor’s desk.

2012/05/04

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Colorado Civil Unions Bill Passes Biggest Test Yet

Gay couples campaigning for civil unions in Colorado have claimed their biggest victory yet as a key Republican-led House committee advanced a bill it had previously opposed.

2012/05/03

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Colorado Lawmakers Get Requests For Caylee Law

Colorado lawmakers say they’re being deluged with emails and letters asking them to make it a crime for failing to report the death of a child within one hour.

2011/07/12

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