Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Police ‘Facilitated’ K-9 Search During a Traffic Stop
The Colorado Supreme Court determined a K-9 agent’s vehicle search in Lakewood violated the Fourth Amendment.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Holds Permanent Protection Order Final, Appealable
The appeals court found that a permanent protection order entered before permanent orders in an ongoing dissolution is a final and appealable order.
Court Opinion: Attorney Disbarred in Colorado in Reciprocal Discipline Case
Colorado’s disciplinary judge imposed reciprocal discipline, disbarring an attorney who was disbarred in Arizona in September 2024.
Court Opinion: PDJ Disbars Attorney Who Forged Coworker’s Texts
Colorado’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge disbarred an attorney who forged texts that made it appear as if a coworker were harassing her.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules CRPC 3.7(a) Applies to Bench Trials
The Colorado Court of Appeals found that Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7(a) applies to both jury trials and bench trials.
Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Finds Magistrate Judge Improperly Granted Summary Judgment in Title VII...
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals found that a fired employee had raised sufficient evidence on two Title VII claims.
Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules Prejudicial Evidence at Trial Allows for Relief Under...
The Supreme Court found that when evidence is introduced that is so unduly prejudicial that it renders the trial fundamentally unfair, the due process clause of the 14th Amendment provides a mechanism for relief.
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Elephants Aren’t ‘People’ Under the State’s Habeas Statute
The state Supreme Court affirmed that Colorado’s habeas statute only applies to persons, and not to nonhuman animals, no matter how cognitively sophisticated they may be.
Court Opinion: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Law Mandating TikTok Ban Or Sale
The U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the law mandating a TikTok ban or sale didn’t violate the First Amendment.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules on Two Separate Anti-SLAPP Cases
The appeals court found that a defamation suit related to the 2020 election had established a reasonable likelihood to prevail on the claims.