Courts

The state Supreme Court interpreted the laws surrounding restitution orders and sentencing procedures, clarifying which orders are timely under People v. Weeks.

An equally divided Supreme Court affirmed a ruling rejecting a bid from an Oklahoma virtual charter school to be the country’s first state-funded religious charter school.

In an allocation of parental responsibilities case, the appeals court found the district court erred when it granted a motion by a maternal grandmother to get majority parenting time and sole decision-making authority over the child’s father after the child’s mother died before the APR order could be issued.

In an unsigned opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court found that President Donald Trump may not use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals without due process.

The appeals court found the postconviction court acted within its discretion when it determined that the expert testimony from the original trial was neutralized by the new evidence and granted Genrich a new trial.

The court vacated a lower court ruling that applied a moment-of-threat rule to an excessive force case, which the higher court said made the time leading up to the incident irrelevant.

The 10th Circuit held that the NLRB ruling in favor of Utah crew members for Hallmark movies “Christmas at the Madison” and “Love at the Pecan Farm” was largely supported by fact, but the court said it lacked jurisdiction to tackle a constitutional challenge from the employers.

The state Supreme Court also allowed Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor over climate change to proceed, finding Boulder’s claims are not preempted by federal law.

In a wrongful termination case, the Colorado Court of Appeals determined that the Health Care Worker Protection Act is subject to a notice requirement under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act.