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"The people of Colorado deserve a judiciary that they know is being held accountable ... regardless of title or position."
Chief Justice Boatright, February 16, 2021
"We urge the Colorado Judicial Department to be fully transparent"
-- Statement of the Colorado Bar Association,
February 11, 2021
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"we are retaining the services of an outside investigator to conduct an independent review of all of the allegations mentioned in the memo."
- Colo Supreme Court, February 2, 2021
"[Memo Item 5] 'Current pending EEOC complaint against two justice [of the supreme court]'
[Judiciary's Investigator] ILG was instructed not to investigate this matter"
-Chief Justice Boatright, July 11, 2022
"Supreme Court Justice Richard Gabriel faced sexual harassment accusation while a candidate for Colorado's high court--Agreement with accuser kept the issue from tainting his chances, memo says"
This was the headline in the Denver Post on 2/26/2021.
The detailed original story is now difficult to find. It was replaced with a statement that the charges were later determined to be "unfounded." This refers to the report of the Judicial Dept.'s lawyers, ILG.
Is the unavailability of the original detailed story a reflection of transparency or the power of the Justice to suppress the story?
After a careful review of the Memo's accusation, the original story, and the objective facts stated by ILG:
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Was the allegation founded or unfounded?
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Was the harassment claim suppressed?
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Was the removal of the story consistent or inconsistent with the original accusation in the Memo?
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