Courts

Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Judgment in Teen Sexting Case

A majority of the Colorado Supreme Court decided that sexually explicit material involving an underage person does not have to show sexual abuse in...

Colorado Supreme Court Issues Philosophically Divided Decision on TABOR Initiative

A ballot measure to repeal Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights passed Supreme Court scrutiny in a decision released last Monday. The ballot initiative to...
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Colorado AG Intervenes in Health Care Merger

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser used an uncommon method to reach a resolution in a would-be antitrust case before filing a complaint. The attorney general...

Court Opinions- Jun 17, 2019

People v. Morehead The People petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment reversing Mikel Morehead’s convictions for possession and possession with intent to...

Supreme Court Resolves Condemnation Dispute

A dispute between two rival developers grew to a fight over takings law that had to be resolved by the Supreme Court.  The dispute centers...
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Haynes and Boone Secures ITC Patent Infringement Judgment

Haynes and Boone secured a judgment before the International Trade Commission that ACON Laboratories, Inc. and Hangzhou, China-based ACON Biotech Co. imported products into the...
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Court of Appeals Upholds Drilling Permit Grants

As the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission grapples with new rulemaking for development in the state following a legislative overhaul of its directive...

Supreme Court: DA Responsible for Ethics Defense Costs

The Supreme Court has put an end to a former district attorney’s claim for costs of defending ethical violation allegations against him. Using the...

Court Opinions- Jun 10, 2019

McCoy v. People The Colorado Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the decision of a division of the Court of Appeals affirming David McCoy’s convictions...
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DU Faces Fresh Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is facing a new wage discrimination lawsuit filed by one of its professors. Associate Professor Rashmi Goel...