Colleen Slevin

Jack Phillips, who's case was heard by the Supreme Court several years ago after he objected to designing a wedding cake for a gay couple, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court, Dec. 5, 2022, in Washington. Colorado鈥檚 highest court said Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, that it will hear the case of Phillips, a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Colorado Supreme Court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake

October 3, 2023 at 1:05 p.m.

On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who didn鈥檛 want to design wedding websites for same-sex couples, Colorado鈥檚 highest court said Tuesday...

Video of Elijah McClain鈥檚 stop by police shown as Aurora officers stand trial

September 22, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.

Elijah McClain鈥檚 mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears Friday after prosecutors showed video footage of the 23-year-old Black man pinned down by police officers during a fatal 2019 confrontation,...

FILE – The son, left, and daughter, back right, of Pittsburgh dentist Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph head into federal court for the afternoon session of the trial, July 13, 2022, in Denver. Rudolph, a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife during an African safari so he could be with his girlfriend, is expected to be sentenced to life in prison Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, for a murder prosecutors say capped off a lifetime “spent seeking domination and control over others through wealth and power.” The couple’s two adult children, Julian and AnaBianca Rudolph, have so far opted not to to speak publicly about the death. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties

August 21, 2023 at 7:29 p.m.

As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in court, her brother vowed on Monday to move her remains to a...

This screen grab from dash camera video provided by the Fort Lupton Police Department shows a freight train barreling toward a parked police car with a suspect inside, Sept. 16, 2022, in Fort Lupton, Colo. A trial began Monday, July 24, 2023, for the police officer accused of putting the handcuffed woman in the car that was hit by the train. The collision seriously injured 21-year-old Yareni Rios. The date/time stamp shown on the video is incorrect. (Fort Lupton Police Department via AP)

Colorado cop on trial for putting suspect in car hit by train testifies that she didn鈥檛 “perceive” the tracks

July 26, 2023 at 8:55 a.m.

Officer Jordan Steinke testified Tuesday that she didn't notice the tracks when she pulled up to the scene or when she squatted down to arrest the kneeling suspect.

Colorado officer who put woman in police car hit by train didn鈥檛 know it was on the tracks, defense says

July 24, 2023 at 7:19 p.m.

The lawyer for Colorado police officer Jordan Steinke who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police car that was hit by a freight train says she didn't know the...

Web designer Lorie Smith is shown in her office on Nov. 7, 2022, in the southwest part of Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Legitimacy of “customer” in Supreme Court’s Colorado gay rights case raises ethical, legal flags

July 3, 2023 at 4:57 p.m.

The revelation has raised questions about how Lorie Smith鈥檚 case was allowed to proceed all the way to the nation鈥檚 highest court with such an apparent misrepresentation and whether the...

Lorie Smith, a Christian graphic artist and website designer in Colorado, right, accompanied by her lawyer, Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom, second from left, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, after her case was heard before the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Man named in Supreme Court抖阴ap Colorado gay rights ruling says he didn鈥檛 request a wedding website

July 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m.

The request in dispute, from a person identified as 鈥淪tewart,鈥� wasn鈥檛 the basis for the federal lawsuit filed preemptively seven years ago by web designer Lorie Smith, before she started...

Former officer Jason Rosenblatt, left, and Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., Jan. 20, 2023. A judge in Colorado has agreed to delay the first criminal trial in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police, forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative nearly four years ago (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP,File)

Judge delays first criminal trial in Elijah McClain鈥檚 death over objections of prosecutors

June 2, 2023 at 9:21 a.m.

Lawyers for the two officers previously scheduled to go on trial July 10 had asked for more time, saying they could not mount a proper defense because prosecutors have not...

Man who threatened Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold gets probation

April 17, 2023 at 12:26 p.m.

A man who called the office of Colorado鈥檚 top elections official to say that the 鈥渁ngel of death was coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ鈥� was sentenced...

DPS teacher Natalie Sochacki, front center, and hundreds of Colorado educators and students demanded that elected leaders take action to keep schools safe during a rally at Colorado Capitol in Denver on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Teachers press school safety at Colorado Capitol in wake of East High shooting

March 25, 2023 at 8:27 a.m.

Roughly 1,500 teachers and their supporters called for improved school security, more mental health support and tighter gun control measures, adding to pressure on lawmakers a day after students and...

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