Court Opinions – Aug 26, 2019
Burger Investments Family v. City of Littleton
Stone Creek Real Estate Partners applied to the City of Littleton for approval of an amendment to a...
State Supreme Court to Review DUI Law
The Colorado Supreme Court on Aug. 19 announced it will review whether prior convictions in a felony DUI case must be proved before a...
Civil Rights Organizations Sue ICE Over Detention Center Conditions
Three national civil rights organizations on Aug. 19 filed a lawsuit against the federal government, seeking to change the conditions inside immigrant detention centers...
States Can’t Remove ‘Faithless Electors,’ 10th Circuit Rules
Can a state remove presidential electors and discard their votes when they fail to vote for the candidate dictated by state law? The 10th...
Death in SWAT Op Wasn’t Excessive Force, Jury Finds
On Tuesday, a federal jury decided in favor of a police officer who killed a suspect while carrying out a SWAT raid in Thornton....
Court Opinions – Aug 19, 2019
People v. Whisler
While executing a search warrant of Curtis Whisler’s home, a police officer found methamphetamine and four guns, all of which Whisler owned....
Court of Appeals Offers First Ruling on Prison Clothes in Video Testimony
The man who was convicted of a murder following the exoneration of Robert Dewey is now seeking to have his conviction overturned as well...
State Files Brief in Large-Capacity Magazine Appeal
Within a little more than a week of two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, the state of Colorado is weighing...
Tenth Circuit Strikes Down Special Probation Condition as Too Broad
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals published a decision August 13 examining a special probation condition given to a defendant to decide whether its...
Satellite Trade Secrets Defendant Countersues for Conspiracy
In December, San Francisco startup Capella Space launched the first satellite in its planned “constellation,” a first-of-its-kind array that could provide on-demand imaging from...