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Colorado ACLU Settles Bad Policing Lawsuit With City of Trinidad, 2 Detectives

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado said Thursday it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against two Trinidad detectives accused of bad policing. The City of Trinidad agreed to pay $375,000 to two women who were wrongly arrested and prosecuted during a 2013 drug sting, the ACLU announced. The lawsuit, filed in January 2015 in federal district court in Denver, accused Trinidad …


Failed Madigan Challenger Files Defamation Lawsuit

The man who challenged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and lost in the Democratic primary this year has filed a federal lawsuit against Madigan, accusing him of fraud and defamation. “Madigan is not going to get away with this,” Jason Gonzales said. He got about 27 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary this past March, versus 65 percent for Madigan.