Colorado lawyer Gary Fielder filed and conceptualized the lawsuit, according to the ruling. (Screengrab from a video on the litigation’s website)
“The Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit a lawyer from revealing information or documents related to the representation of that lawyer’s client,” Weiser’s office told The Denver Post in an email Wednesday.
At least two high-ranking lawyers in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office were aware of the contents of a memo that enumerated allegations of judicial and official misconduct two years before it became public, The Denver Post has learned, but it’s not clear if they ever reported the alleged conduct to authorities or their boss.
In one of the most bizarre and far-flung federal lawsuits in a post-election cycle full of them, Colorado lawyers blamed Donald Trump’s electoral defeat on a hodgepodge of right-wing Internet boogeyman.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright said the court is hiring an independent investigator to look into the memo and allegations it was the crux behind the Masias contract. Boatright and the other six sitting justices have denied that the contract was intended to keep the allegations in the memo quiet.
NOVEMBER 14: The Ralph Carr Judicial Center at 1300 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado is seen on November 14, 2013. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) At least two high-ranking lawyers in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office were aware of the contents of a memo that enumerated allegations of judicial and official misconduct two years ...
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Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”: Today, we take you back to December 15th, 1962 when Colorado’s newest winter sports resort opened in Eagle County. The resort boasted the nation’s first gondola.
Ellis remains a fellow at the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, a nonprofit conservative policy think tank. The Colorado Sun has no paywall, meaning readers do not have to pay to access stories.
Ellis did not respond to an inquiry from The Sun on Friday about the circumstances that led to her firing and about how the documents appear to contradict what she told the Journal. Instead, the Trump campaign replied on Ellis’ behalf on Sunday, offering a 20-word, unsigned statement.