10th Circuit Decides Water Rights Case 400 Years in the Making
In ruling on a 37-year-old case, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals examined over 200 years of law dealing with the sovereignty of three...
Barrett’s Lone Second Amendment Case as a Roadmap to Her Jurisprudence
Judge Amy Coney Barrett has openly discussed her reverence for the judicial philosophies of Justice Antonin Scalia, whom she clerked for. And since President...
Supreme Court Considers ALJ Authority
The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could affect the process state employees face when their cases go before...
Colorado Supreme Court Considers Limits of Miranda Rights
Can a police officer ask a suspect about a weapon prior to reading him his rights?
The Colorado Supreme Court is considering the question in...
Court Opinions – Sep 28, 2020
People v. Jackson
Brandon Jackson was convicted, as a complicitor, of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after his codefendant shot and killed Y.M. under...
Qualified Immunity in the Spotlight at the 10th Circuit
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Tuesday in an inmate’s case that asserts treatment during time he spent in the county...
Supreme Court Weighs in on Mineral Rights Taxation Case
The Colorado Supreme Court on Sept. 14 ruled in a 4-3 decision that while all owners of surface property must assent to inclusion in...
Court Opinions- Sep 21, 2020
Fisher v. People
On the third day of Gregory Fisher’s trial for five counts of sexual assault on a child, and after the prosecution had...
Supreme Court Starts September Arguments with Injured Worker Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court will resume oral arguments Sept. 22, starting with a pair of cases that raise questions about how much in damages...
Court Opinions – Sep 14, 2020
Woo v. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
In February 2018, a jury convicted Woo of first-degree murder and the court sentenced him to life in...