Court Opinions – Nov 18, 2019
Consistent with a medical marijuana policy developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment after receiving input from staff of the Colorado...
Open Meetings Law Doesn’t Cover Whole State Agencies, Colorado Supreme Court Says
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday released a trio of decisions dealing with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Within the decisions,...
High Court Hears Case on Large-Capacity Magazine Ban
One of the most anticipated cases of the Colorado Supreme Court’s current session aired oral arguments last week as a gun rights group continued...
Court Opinions – Nov 11, 2019
Wells-Yates v. People
In this case and two companion cases that follow, Melton v. People and People v. McRae, the Colorado Supreme Court considered multiple...
Defining Residential Land for Property Taxes
In its October arguments, the Colorado Supreme Court took up a group of property tax cases that are key to differentiating residential land from...
Lawsuit Challenges Colorado’s New Vehicle Standards
A lawsuit filed Oct. 29 in Denver District Court could lead to Colorado’s Zero Emission Vehicle standards being revoked.
The Colorado ZEV standard requires a...
Court Opinions – Oct 28, 2019
People v. Johnson
A division of the Colorado Court of Appeals considered the limits of the impeachment exception to the exclusionary rule announced in Walder...
Jeremy Sitcoff and Dan Caplis Win $3 Million-plus Verdict in Insurance Case
Attorneys Jeremy Sitcoff and Dan Caplis on Oct. 18 scored a seven-figure win for their client, when a jury ruled against insurer Cincinnati Casualty...
Court Opinions – Oct 21, 2019
People v. Quezada-Caro
Dolores Quezada-Caro appealed his judgment of conviction for felony driving under the influence. Among other things, he contended he was entitled to...
Colorado Appeals ‘Faithless Electors’ Decision to U.S. Supreme Court
Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday they will appeal the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision regarding “faithless...