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10/07/2020

Amy Padden Interview

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly contested DA races.

24 min
10/07/2020

John Kellner Interview

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly contested DA races.

30 min
10/07/2020

Politicization Of DA Offices

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly contested DA races.

15 min
10/07/2020

Running In Rural Districts

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly contested DA races.

18 min
06/01/2020

A Lifeline in the Pandemic

In this episode, reporter Julia Cardi looks into why the COVID-19 pandemic is a touchpoint for mental health in the legal profession. The COVID-19 pandemic has come with a whole set of potential triggers for mental health struggles and substance use: The upending of daily routines we took for granted. Financial distress. Absorbing the trauma of clients who have suffered economically. The episode's first guest is Sarah Myers, executive director of the Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program. We also hear from a lawyer who returned to practicing law after coming back from an alcohol addiction and disbarment. Even though he's been sober for more than 15 years, his story might resonate with lawyers who have had mental health struggles triggered by the pandemic.

30 min
05/05/2020

On the Clock

In this episode, reporter Julia Cardi looks at a new state office that’s been years in the making. Advocates talk about why Colorado's Office of Public Guardianship took nearly three years to start operating, and what it might come up against for the legislature to keep funding it.

32 min
04/01/2020

Suspended Justice

The need to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus has caused some chaos in Colorado’s courts. In mid-March, Chief Justice Nathan Coats ordered the suspension of most matters except emergency proceedings, like criminal trials coming up on constitutional deadlines. Just a few days later, he extended the stay on jury trials through May 15. Some judicial districts have decided to restrict their operations even more, such as closing courts to the public for a few days and postponing all trials. Courts have had to scramble to find a balance between needing to restrict their functioning to protect public health and rights related to speedy trials and public access to proceedings. This month on HearSay, reporter Julia Cardi talks these implications over with Holland & Hart partner Chris Jackson.

11 min
03/02/2020

Access Restricted

Public records are the property of the public. At least that's the spirit behind laws for access to government records. But Colorado's Open Records Act doesn't cover the judicial branch. This month on HearSay, reporter Julia Cardi talks with a local advocate for open government about why the exemption means accessibility of judicial records in Colorado is far from black and white.

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