Courts

The PDJ suspended an attorney after finding she failed to appropriately manage her trust account and imposed reciprocal discipline in two other cases.

The Colorado Court of Appeals released four opinions on April 25, including an opinion on an excessive force claim against a police officer.

The PDJ publicly censured an attorney after he was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in 2023.

The Colorado Supreme Court determined the state’s five-year limitation period doesn’t apply to reciprocal disciplinary proceedings.

The Colorado Court of Appeals released four opinions on April 18, including an opinion that addressed subject matter jurisdiction in trial courts.

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a judgment in a Title VII case, finding when courts demand proof of “significant” harm, it adds words to the statute.

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded a case involving the Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984 and the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.

Colorado’s presiding disciplinary judge suspended an attorney after he was unable to produce a ledger reflecting his handling of a client’s funds.

The state Supreme Court found a jury should’ve been allowed to consider an initial refusal for a blood test and a later recantation in a DUI trial.

The U.S. Supreme Court published three opinions April 12, including an opinion in a case involving the takings clause.