Courts

The 10th Circuit agreed with the district court’s denial of GEO Group’s argument that it was entitled to derivative sovereign immunity.

Colorado’s disciplinary judge suspended an attorney after he failed to progress on a CFI report. The judge also issued an amended opinion for Linda Stanley.

After denying a slew of stay applications, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to a pair of consolidated cases over the new EPA rule.

In forcible entry and detainer cases, the state Supreme Court found Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 338(a) and the FED statute confer a right to a jury trial regarding factual disputes.

The appeals court also ruled party rights under the state’s Offer of Settlement statute are to be determined as to each statutorily compliant offer made.

The 10th Circuit concluded that a class action against Wendy's over unpaid wages could go forward in Colorado state court.

The appeals court concluded that if the funds were transferred to a Uniform Transfer to Minor account properly, that the account is not marital property.

The 10th Circuit found that the district court didn’t err in its dismissal of the councilwoman’s suit related to false claims of child abuse.

The state Supreme Court found the state’s anti-discrimination law didn’t allow an individual to file a new claim in district court following a failure in conciliation and a private settlement between the Civil Rights Division and Masterpiece Cakeshop.

The appeals court found that the police violated the Fourth Amendment when conducting a phone search with an illegally obtained cellphone PIN code.