Colorado Supreme Court justice finalists selected
The Supreme Court Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a
vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court. The vacancy was created by the retirement of
the...
Court ruling: KHP engaged in systemic unconstitutional stops
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed claims that the Kansas Highway Patrol routinely stopped and searched out-of-state drivers, especially those traveling to or...
Colorado Supreme Court narrows involuntary intoxication defense
In People v. Mion, the Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant may assert the affirmative defense of involuntary intoxication when he knowingly consumed...
Colorado Supreme Court limits utilities’ ability to cap liability through tariffs
In Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Cuevas, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed whether an electric utility may limit its liability to non-customers through...
Court of Appeals dismisses challenge to termination of conservation easement
In Keep Airport Road Environmental & Safe v. Boulder County Board of Commissioners, the Colorado Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal challenging Boulder County’s...
Colorado appeals DOE coal plant order
The State of Colorado on Wednesday formally appealed a U.S. Department of Energy order issued under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act requiring...
Court clarifies appeal deadlines in non-divorce parenting cases
A division of the Colorado Court of Appeals has clarified that orders allocating parental responsibilities in cases not involving the dissolution of a marriage...
10th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses sentence over classification of assault convictions
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the sentence of Christopher Singer, concluding his prior Oklahoma convictions for assault and battery with a...
10th Circuit Court of Appeals revives limited habeas claim
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 23 partially revived post-conviction proceedings for federal inmate Monterial Wesley, ruling that part of his Rule...
Matthew Berumen appointed to Las Animas County Court
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis has appointed Matthew Berumen, a civil litigation attorney at the Law Office of Kenneth E. Davidson, to the Las...