10th Circuit Reinforces Answers to Marijuana Tax Questions
The IRS wins again.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in early March that a New Mexico marijuana dispensary had no loophole out of...
Court Opinions- Mar 11, 2019
People v. Gonzales
This case addresses the standards for authenticating an audio recording under Colorado Rule of Evidence 901. Daniel Gonzales appealed his convictions for...
Supreme Court: Missing Information Means no Water Right
In its sole opinion last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in Dill v. Yamasaki Ring that a decreed water right lacks power if...
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider Colorado’s Frozen Embryos Case
A case of first impression in Colorado has changed shape from a marital property issue to a question of personhood in a recently filed...
Railroad Inspector Gets $1.05M Verdict in Retaliation Case
A federal jury in Colorado sided with a track inspector in his whistleblower retaliation claim against BNSF Railway. As a result, the railroad company...
Toplessness Ban ‘Likely Unconstitutional’, 10th Circuit Says
Fort Collins was dealt a setback at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 15, and it is likely to see part of...
Court Opinions- Feb 25, 2019
People v. Cooper
The principal issue in this appeal of a criminal prosecution for menacing, assault, harassment, and cruelty to an animal, is the propriety...
Pivotal Condemnation Case Argued at Colorado Supreme Court
Land developers in Colorado can form a metropolitan district, which has the power to condemn private property for a “public use.” That unique maneuver...
10th Circuit Concludes Recreational Use Statute Case
After a second trip to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, a case blaming the federal government for a man’s traumatic brain injury reached...
Court Opinions- Feb 18, 2019
People v. Porter
Reginald Porter in 2002, just months after being released from Department of Corrections custody for a prior conviction, robbed and attempted to...