Court Opinions- Jul 13, 2020
Warembourg v. Excel Electric, Inc.
Brian Warembourg, an employee of Schmidt Custom Floors, Inc., provided flooring for a new home being constructed by Feller Homes,...
Colorado Sues JUUL Over Vaping Health Crisis
Attorney general Phil Weiser on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court on behalf of the state against e-cigarette company JUUL, claiming it...
Court Opinions – Jul 06, 2020
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis
In recent decades, Colorado has been the setting of two of the nation’s most notorious mass shootings: Columbine High...
Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Requires Petition Signatures In-Person
The Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the judgment of the Denver District Court in an appeal addressing whether the governor was authorized under...
Court Opinions- Jun 29, 2020
People v. Figueroa-Lemus
Both the People and Eswin Figueroa-Lemus petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment affirming the denial of Figueroa-Lemus’s Crim. P....
Petition Filed for En Banc Rehearing of 10th Circuit Bump Stocks Case
The New Civil Liberties Alliance on June 19 filed a petition requesting a rehearing en banc in a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals case...
Supreme Court Considers Common-Law Marriage Conundrum
The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments June 24 in cases that raise questions about how to determine whether a same-sex couple is in...
Court of Appeals Decides Novel Case About Judge Recusal
Colorado’s system of judicial retention elections rarely garners much attention. Judges themselves aren’t allowed to campaign for their retention, and organized opposition to keeping...
Supreme Court Upholds Large-Capacity Magazine Ban
In one of the most closely watched cases of the past year, the Colorado Supreme Court on June 29 unanimously upheld a state law...