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
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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
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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...