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John Kane

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Police brutality: Denver provides eight years of complaints in James Moore case

    When I spoke to attorney David Lane about the Adams County's $20,000 payout to prisoner Mario Ybarra, who was thumped by deputies after he gave them grief over a troublesome fingerprint device, I asked about his demand for every document related to excessive force complaints against Denver cops and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Reader: Is that the sound of the City of Denver being bitch-slapped in police brutality cases?

    In our post about Denver settling the Jason Graber police-brutality case, attorney David Lane argued that while officials bought time regarding release of past excessive-force complaints, they would be required to provide them for another case, by Judge John Kane's order. These assertions prompted t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Jason Graber deal won't get Denver Police out of releasing excessive-force files, says David Lane

    Update below: Attorney David Lane lauded Judge John Kane for threatening to fine the City of Denver if reps delayed releasing eight years of excessive-force complaints against cops and sheriff's deputies for the Jason Graber brutality case. Now, city attorneys have agreed to settle the Graber matter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Righthaven ruling by Denver judge "stunning rebuke" of copyright troll, attorney says

    This week, Judge John Kane, who ordered Denver to release eight years of excessive-force complaints, struck a blow against Righthaven LLC, the Las Vegas copyright-law firm that has been working for the Denver Post . And the attorney for one of the firm's most prominent targets -- chronically ill, au ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Jason Graber brutality case: David Lane lauds $5,000 daily fine threat over police records

    Jason Graber.​In July, Judge John Kane, ruling in a brutality case brought by Jason Graber, ordered Denver to release every document related to excessive force complaints against cops and sheriff's deputies for eight years. "Further obstruction will not be tolerated," he added, and he meant it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Police brutality: Attorney lauds order to release 8 years of complaints in Jason Graber case

    Jason Graber.​Yesterday, Judge John Kane ordered Denver to release every document related to excessive force complaints against city police officers and sheriff's deputies for the past eight years and stated that "further obstruction will not be tolerated." Outspoken attorney David Lane cheers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Preble's meadow jumping mouse conquers Wyoming -- again

    ​That gnashing of teeth and muttered cursing you hear is coming from energy companies and developers north of the state border. Last week, U.S. District Judge John L. Kane ruled that an obscure jumping mouse should be considered a threatened species not only in Colorado but in Wyoming, too -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Brian Hill: Righthaven may be hit for fees even after dropping suit against autistic blogger

    Brian Hill.​Earlier this week, amid a flurry of criticism and bad publicity, Nevada-based Righthaven LLC dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit against chronically ill, mildly autistic blogger Brian Hill for unauthorized use of a single Denver Post photo. But if the folks at the firm thoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Brian Hill: Judge denies Righthaven's extension request in suit against chronically ill blogger

    Brian Hill.​We've been keeping you abreast of developments in the copyright-infringement lawsuit filed against mildly autistic, chronically ill hobby blogger Brian Hill by Nevada's Righthaven LLC for unauthorized use of a single Denver Post photo. The latest? A judge has ruled against Righthav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Nick Lynch excessive-force complaint: New claim alleges Denver Police cover-up

    Flickr​In our post about Nick Lynch's rejected excessive-force complaint against four Denver cops, Robert Liechty, Lynch's attorney, said this apparent loss allowed him to re-file the lawsuit on cover-up grounds. Liechty has now done just that. Look below to check out his explanation for diff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Nick Lynch excessive-force complaint against Denver Police tossed, attorney charges cover-up

    Flickr​Mere days after a jury considering an excessive-force lawsuit aimed at Officer Vicki Ferrari decided in favor of the Denver cop/ex-American Gladiators contestant, a similar complaint by Nick Lynch against four members of the DPD over a 2008 matter was rejected by Judge John Kane. Lynch' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Fidel Ramos: The death of a prison activist

    Fidel Ramos.​Fidel Ramos was a criminal and a drug addict. He was also a smart and fearless man who had a central role in forcing the State of Colorado to transform its prisons from hellholes into something more humane. Ramos, who died of a brain hemorrhage at Sterling Correctional Facility la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Child-porn fan a good argument for No Known Cure

    ​Even as legislators were spinning their last-second vote that will let sex offenders choose their own treatment, and also removed the words "no known cure" when describing their crimes, Senior U.S. District Judge John Kane was chastising a clearly not-cured child-porn addict. Two years ago, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Rocky Flats judgment appealed while plaintiffs wait... and wait

    ​Plutonium lasts forever, and so do legal cases involving Rocky Flats. Yesterday, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges Stephen Anderson, Jerome Holmes and Michael Murphy heard arguments in the appeal of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant class-action lawsuit -- filed by neighbors of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Mark Udall wanted Stephanie Villafuerte nomination to be more open, his aide says

    Mark Udall's staffers swear he wasn't trying to hide anything.​Ever since Stephanie Villafuerte removed herself from the U.S. Attorney sweepstakes via an angry letter in which she expressed frustration about "a needless and extraneous political fight" that has "completely overshadowed the deli ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2009

    From the week of December 3, 2009

    Mark Udall's staffers swear he wasn't trying to hide anything.​Ever since Stephanie Villafuerte removed herself from the U.S. Attorney sweepstakes via an angry letter in which she expressed frustration about "a needless and extraneous political fight" that has "completely overshadowed the deli ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    Before Ritter, Colorado's governors proved that clemency's risks came with rewards

    Mark Udall's staffers swear he wasn't trying to hide anything.​Ever since Stephanie Villafuerte removed herself from the U.S. Attorney sweepstakes via an angry letter in which she expressed frustration about "a needless and extraneous political fight" that has "completely overshadowed the deli ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2009

    Judge Finesilver almost gave the Rocky Flats grand jury a big twentieth birthday present

    Twenty years ago, the Rocky Flats grand jury started its search for justice. It hasn't ended yet.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Christina Szele: Westword's favorite shmuck is back!

    Christina Elizabeth Szele, in a mug shot that would do Nick Nolte proud. Bet you thought you'd seen the last of this face -- or at least that you hoped you had... Christina Elizabeth Szele has been recognized as Westword's Shmuck of the Week more often than anyone else. She first won this "honor" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Fly-by celebs headed to prison

    Joe Nacchio isn't the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio's request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has been order ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Gag me with a ballot

    Joe Nacchio isn't the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio's request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has been order ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Mike Coffman's office blinks -- sort of -- in disenfranchised voters lawsuit

    Joe Nacchio isn't the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio's request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has been order ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    A Rolling Stone report rocks the vote - and the boat - in the Colorado Secretary of State's Office

    Joe Nacchio isn't the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio's request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has been order ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Szele just can't straighten up and fly right

    Joe Nacchio isn't the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio's request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has been order ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 5/10/2007

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2007

    Breaking News: Quiznos Franchisees Win Injunction

    From the week of 5/10/2007

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    You're Toast!

    Franchise owners thought they'd make a fortune serving the toasted sandwiches created by Quiznos. Instead, they got burned.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2007

    Hate the Sin

    Franchise owners thought they'd make a fortune serving the toasted sandwiches created by Quiznos. Instead, they got burned.

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    Flats, Busted

    Lawsuits against Rocky Flats, like plutonium, last forever.

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Dirty Pictures

    This Rocky Flats movie gets glowing reviews.

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    Truth Decay

    Rocky Flats is on trial. Finally.

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    Aped Artifacts

    Sleepytime Gorilla Museum gets back to the future.

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Reference to the Three Little Pigs in a Legal Ruling

    U.S. District Judge John Kane

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of December 13, 2001

  • News

    November 29, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 29, 2001

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Disorder in the Court

    Judge John Kane has seen too many casualties in the War on Drugs. Now he demands a government retreat.

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Derailing Affirmative Action

    Randy Pech says the government's disadvantaged business programs discriminated against his company. This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if he's right.

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Tilting at Windmills

    What did the anti-JOA lawsuit produce? A couple of laughs.

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    A Tiger's Tale

    Finally, the Denver JOA faces some real opposition -- but it's probably too little, too late.

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Target Practice

    A class-action suit becomes a vehicle for racial justice.

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    The Slowpoke Report

    A class-action suit becomes a vehicle for racial justice.

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Bench Pressed

    The logjam in Denver's federal district court is one of the worst in the country. Blame Congress, Timothy McVeigh, greedy lawyers -- and judges who don't have time to judge.

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Waiting to Exile

    Once permanent U.S. residents, these "non-deportables" are now locked up in what should be no man's land.

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    Put Up or Shut Up

    Want to fight a real estate development in Colorado? Be ready to pay to play.

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    Get Stuffed

    Want to fight a real estate development in Colorado? Be ready to pay to play.

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    Off Limits

    Want to fight a real estate development in Colorado? Be ready to pay to play.

  • News

    August 14, 1997

    Hush-Hush Money

    An anti-Scientology activist claims that the church made him an offer he had to refuse: $12 million.

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Safely Behind Bars

    Prison life didn't suit prominent inmate activist Fidel Ramos, but parole was even worse.

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    LETTERS

    Prison life didn't suit prominent inmate activist Fidel Ramos, but parole was even worse.

  • News

    October 4, 1995

    STALKING THE NET

    IN THE ONLINE BRAWL OVER SCIENTOLOGY, INTERNET USERS DISCOVER THAT VIRTUAL REALITY BITES BACK.SHOWDOWN IN CYBERSPACE THE BATTLE OVER SCIENTOLOGY'S SECRETS IGNITES A HOLY WAR ON THE INTERNET.

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