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...
Tenth Circuit: Denver Not Liable for Courtroom Assault
Denver doesn’t have to answer for the injuries a deputy sheriff inflicted on a shackled detainee during a hearing, according to a new federal...
Court of Appeals Dismisses Libel Case Against Activist
The Colorado Court of Appeals published an opinion July 25 that is expected to end a long-running feud between an oil company and an...
Court Opinions – Jul 29, 2019
People v. Hernandez
In this appeal of a restitution order Joey Ray Hernandez presents a novel question in Colorado — does a defendant have a...
Au Pair Settlement for $65.5M Gets Court’s O.K.
One of the largest wage-and-hour settlements in recent memory secured approval earlier this month from a federal judge in Colorado.
District Judge Christine Arguello on...
Tenth Circuit Breathes Life Into TABOR Suit
The long-running legal challenge to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights will persist as a result of an appellate ruling last week.
Plaintiffs seeking to undo...
Court Opinions – Jul 22, 2019
Francis v. Camel Point Ranch
A group of investors formed Camel Point Ranch in 1987 to purchase 1,480 acres southwest of Grand Junction in Mesa...
Shepherds’ Wage Suppression Suit Receives Major Blow
A group of Peruvian shepherds claiming they were victims of a widespread wage-fixing scheme was dealt a decisive blow by a federal appellate court...
Court Opinions – Jul 15, 2019
People v. Flynn
Defendant Thomas Flynn appealed his judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of menacing, vehicular eluding, reckless endangerment, failure...