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Laramie County sheriff ordered to appear in court, explain why law firm can’t inspect records
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (313+ words) Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak must appear in court to explain why a law firm seeking information related to a deportation case shouldn’t be allowed to inspect certain records it requested, a judge ordered Monday. Judge Robin S. Cooley set…...
Immigration law firm says Laramie County sheriff still blocking evidence release
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (640+ words) After a Colorado law firm sued the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office to obtain records critical to an ongoing deportation case, Sheriff Brian Kozak responded on social media, alleging the plaintiffs failed to prove they represented the man being arrested in…...
Laramie County sheriff blames immigration arrest report discrepancies on copy-and-paste error
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (919+ words) Discrepancies between two reports detailing the immigration arrest of a Laramie County resident are the result of a copy-and-paste error, Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak said in a Sunday social media video after a complaint alleged his office had issued…...
Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (527+ words) Wyoming’s State Board of Equalization has agreed to implement a property tax cap while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality works through the court system. The agreement with the governor’s office, granted by a district court Thursday, is intended to minimize…...
Equalization board counter sues governor over tax cap after judge orders certification of property tax values
1+ week, 5+ day ago (667+ words) The Wyoming Board of Equalization is suing Gov. Mark Gordon and requesting the Laramie County District Court declare unconstitutional the Legislature’s 2024 residential property tax cap measure. The counterclaim, which comes after a judge sided with Gordon to force the panel…...
Laramie County Sheriff’s Office blocked access to ‘critical evidence’ related to immigration case, issued false report, lawsuit alleges
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1794+ words) Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak and his office “engaged in the obstruction of justice by blocking access to critical evidence” in the ongoing immigration proceedings of a man detained in Laramie County, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges. The plaintiffs — an…...
Laramie County sheriff asks judge to dismiss ACLU immigration lawsuit
2+ week, 3+ day ago (490+ words) Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a trio of agreements his office signed last year to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws. The lawsuit accuses Kozak and his office of…...
Feds, Wyoming must refund $109M for illegal oil, gas leases in grouse habitat
2+ week, 4+ day ago (671+ words) The federal government and state of Wyoming must repay energy companies $109 million for money reaped from oil and gas leases illegally approved by the BLM in 2019, a federal judge ruled earlier this month. Operating under directives issued by the first…...
Deputy ‘steadily improving’ after being shot 3 times by man in Baggs
2+ week, 5+ day ago (458+ words) A Carbon County deputy shot three times by a man in Baggs earlier this month is “steadily improving,” Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken announced in a Tuesday Facebook post. “While his injuries are severe, we are hopeful that his recovery…...
Wyoming Supreme Court will not intervene in Gray voter data complaint
2+ week, 6+ day ago (473+ words) The Wyoming Supreme Court declined Tuesday to intervene in a Cheyenne lawyer’s dispute with the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office over its handling of an election complaint against Secretary of State Chuck Gray. Because Kautz had advised Gray in his response…...