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Chief Justice John Roberts sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Roberts is set to make his first public appearance since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, speaking Friday night, Sept. 9, 2022, at a judicial conference in Colorado.(Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

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Chief Justice John Roberts defends legitimacy of court
By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press
Thu,09/08/22-11:16PM , 141 Reads
DENVER (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts defended the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.
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This undated booking photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, in Colorado, shows Cynthia Abcug. The Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory was found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. (Douglas County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

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Colorado mom guilty of Qanon kidnapping conspiracy
By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press
Fri,08/26/22-2:49PM , 120 Reads
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory was found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping on Friday.
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Student resource officer Tony Ramaeker, from Elkhorn, Neb., heads up an escalator while attending a convention, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Uvalde rekindles school police officers' looming fears
By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press
Mon,08/01/22-11:09PM , 196 Reads
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Tony Ramaeker averages around 14,000 steps a day as he walks around the Nebraska high school where he is assigned to work as a sheriff’s deputy, greeting students arriving in the morning, wandering the hallways to talk to them and watching out for those who might be eating alone in the cafeteria.
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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 accused of shooting and killing his wife in their cabin at the end of an African safari trip has denied that he killed her. Rudolph took the stand Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at his murder trial in Denver federal court. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Dentist found guilty in wife's death on 2016 African safari
By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press
Mon,08/01/22-6:22PM , 245 Reads
DENVER (AP) — A wealthy dentist accused of fatally shooting his wife in the heart with a shotgun at the end of an African safari was found guilty of murder and mail fraud on Monday.

A jury of six men and six women reached the verdict for Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph following a three week trial and a day and a half of deliberations.
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