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...
New Denver District Court Appointee Discusses What She Brings to the Bench
Jill Dorancy will join the Denver District Court bench July 1. Since 2017, she served as counsel for Jost Energy Law where she handled...
Court Opinions- Jun 22, 2020
Manjarrez v. People
Forty-five-year-old Richard Manjarrez hired his friends’ teenage daughter to clean his houseThe girl’s parents had consented to the arrangement because they considered...
Court of Appeals Rules Again in Family Business Feud
The Court of Appeals has issued yet another decision in a family feud that has become familiar in Colorado’s courts. Disputes over admissibility of...