Judicial reporter at coloradopolitics.com and gazette.com. Shining a light on the work of our state and federal judges. Plus, full-time bird caretaker.
Michael Karlik
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And if Dan Domenico is confirmed to the vacancy, he will probably be the third to use Century Schoolbook.
ACTUALLY the two Biden appointees on the 10th Circuit use Century Schoolbook, so maybe put an asterisk there
Judge Karen Brody wrote a detailed order about why she didn't believe the cops saw arm movements inside the defendant's car that they could reasonably deem threatening. The Supreme Court's opinion barely engaged with what she found. It basically said "yeah, arm movements can be scary."
I filed a FOIA request with the Justice Department for the names of all civil division attorneys who left the U.S. Attorney's Office for Colorado between January 2025 and now. The DOJ denied my request, saying it could involve an "unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of the departed AUSAs."
Denver cops allegedly saw weird arm movements as they made a traffic stop. They searched the car and saw a gun/drugs.
A judge found the cops’ observations not credible and blocked the evidence. But Colorado’s Supreme Court threw her findings under the bus:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/06/10/c...
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that debt collectors don't just have to abide by the spirit of the law, but they actually have to attach the required proof that they own the debt when suing someone:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/06/10/c...
A Pueblo County sheriff's deputy fatally shot an unarmed man at a school and other deputies seized his mother and her property. A trial judge denied them qualified immunity, so they argued their own version of the facts to the 10th Circuit. It didn't go well:
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/06/10/1...
“Judge Ross’s conduct strikes at the heart of judicial integrity,” I told @nytimes.com
“It harms public trust in the federal courts to see this type of misconduct not taken seriously.” @thelap.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
