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• Minnesota governor to sign bill legalizing gay marriage

  May 14, 2013 3:26 AM

  This afternoon Minnesota will become the twelfth state to legalize gay marriage. That's when Governor Mark Dayton is scheduled to sign the bill into law on the steps of the capitol. Yesterday the Minnesota Senate voted 37 to 30 to make gay marriage legal. Last week the House passed the... more »

• Gay marriage now legal in Rhode Island

  May 3, 2013 4:00 AM

  Gay marriage is now legal in the state of Rhode Island. That state became the tenth in the nation yesterday to legalize same sex marriages. The governor addressed a large crowd of supporters of the bill in front of the state house, thanking the many individuals who worked to... more »

• Lohan's attorney seeks deal with prosecutors

  February 26, 2013 3:48 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lindsay Lohan's attorney has suggested to prosecutors that the actress serve as a motivational speaker and perform non-jail activities to resolve her latest criminal case. Attorney Mark Heller suggests in a letter obtained Tuesday that Lohan record public service announcements and give inspirational speeches at schools... more »

• 5 Uncovers: Springs man accused of victimizing dozens of Colorado residents Play Video

  January 31, 2013 11:43 PM

  Imagine getting phone calls and friend requests on Facebook from people across the nation you don't know. After doing some research, you find out your personal photographs are posted on what police are calling "revenge porn" web sites. It's the new wave of cyber bullying sweeping the nation and... more »

• Easing of pot laws poses challenge for parents

  June 18, 2012 12:15 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he's got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly explaining green-leafed marijuana ads and "free joint" promotions endemic in his suburban hometown. "I did not talk... more »

• MMJ user denied apartment rental Play Video

  March 19, 2012 12:28 AM

  "I have kidney disease, hardening of the arteries, muscular dystrophy," Anthony Martino says, leaning on his cane. All that and epilepsy, a stroke, and a heart condition make him a candidate for medical marijuana. "I'm totally, 100% disabled." But the very thing that his doctors prescribed Martino to keep... more »

• Legal help for Boulder medical pot workers

  September 2, 2011 7:13 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder officials will consider a resolution stating the city will provide a legal defense to employees who regulate medical marijuana businesses if they face federal prosecution. The Boulder City Council plans to discuss the resolution Tuesday. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that memos this year... more »

• Ask-A-Lawyer event happens next week

  March 4, 2011 6:34 PM

  El Paso County lawyers dispense free legal advice on the second Saturday of each month. On March 12, the Ask-A-Lawyer event will take place at the Citadel Mall from 10 a.m. to noon. The El Paso County Bar Association cannot offer legal information or advice at any other... more »

• Voter ID proposal gains steam in Colorado House

  February 3, 2011 7:13 AM

  DENVER (AP)-A requirement that voters show photo IDs at the polls before casting ballots has cleared a Colorado House committee for the first time after years of debate. House Bill 1003 would require potential voters to show photo identification such as a driver's license or passport before casting a... more »

• Free legal advice tomorrow

  January 19, 2011 6:13 PM

  Attorneys from the El Paso County Bar Association will answer legal questions for free tomorrow night. Callers remain anonymous and so do the attorneys. Call 719 471-0380 between 7 and 9 p.m. For an attorney referral, call the Lawyer Referral Service of the El Paso County Bar at... more »

• Golden takes aim at elaborate treehouse

  November 8, 2010 7:18 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A Denver-area man might have to go to court to keep city officials from tearing down an elaborate backyard treehouse local officials say is hazardous. Sculptor Duncan Foss of Golden faced a 4 p.m. deadline Monday to take down the treehouse or face legal action.... more »

• Recreational marijuana use on California ballot

  October 20, 2010 12:29 PM

  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - President Barack Obama's drug czar says federal officials haven't ruled out taking legal action if California voters pass a ballot initiative to legalize recreational medical use. Director of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske is in Southern California on Wednesday for a visit to a... more »

• Medical marijuana tracking on the way in Colorado

  September 29, 2010 3:31 PM

  Colorado wants to set up a first-in-the-nation tracking system of medical marijuana purchases to deter people from buying vast amounts of pot and selling it on the black market. Patients and marijuana advocates fear they will be harassed by a Big Brother-type intrusion as computers and video cameras monitor... more »

• Judge rules Colorado pot laws don't protect from federal prosection

  September 22, 2010 7:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A pot grower won't be allowed to use Colorado's medical marijuana law to fend off federal drug charges. Wednesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer means that Christopher Bartkowicz faces a possible life sentence on federal marijuana cultivation charges. Brimmer said that suggestions by... more »

• ACLU sues over Boulder jail's mail policy

  August 4, 2010 10:05 AM

  The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is suing over the Boulder County jail's policy of restricting inmates' outgoing mail to postcards. The ACLU claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Denver that the policy is unconstitutional because inmates are reluctant to freely express themselves and... more »

• Toyota pays fine over pedal problem

  May 18, 2010 1:05 PM

  Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response to its accelerator pedal recall. A Transportation Department official says the Japanese automaker paid the fine on Tuesday. The company agreed to the fine on April 19 and had 30 days to pay it. The official was... more »

• Obama to choose Kagan for Supreme Court

  May 10, 2010 8:15 AM

  The woman President Barack Obama is set to nominate to the Supreme Court is known as sharp, politically savvy and someone who has led a blazing legal career. Solicitor General Elena Kagan was the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first woman to serve as the top... more »

• Labor Dep't approves new rules on farm workers

  February 11, 2010 9:20 AM

  The Labor Department is reversing Bush administration rules that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign workers to help pick their crops. The new regulations will increase wages and offer greater protections for thousands of foreign farm workers. The rules also require growers to make a greater... more »

• Breckenridge prepares to decriminalize pot

  November 30, 2009 9:44 AM

  Laws carrying out voter-approved decriminalization of marijuana in the mountain resort of Breckenridge are nearly complete. The town council has approved draft regulations making it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana. The draft ordinance would also allow people to have paraphernalia and... more »

• Pueblo marijuana dispensary delays opening

  October 27, 2009 7:11 PM

  Pueblo leaders are trying to decide whether or not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city limits. Two business partners planned to open one in the Mesa Junction area last week, selling not only loose pot but marijuana brownies and lollipops. However, the city attorney requested them to delay... more »

• New medical marijuana policy issued

  October 19, 2009 8:55 AM

  The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they closely conform to state laws. The Justice Department is set to issue new policy guidelines on medical marijuana Monday. Two department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying federal prosecutors... more »