Comment period extended for magistrate reappointment
The current term of office of part-time United States Magistrate Judge James M. Candelaria for U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado is...
4th Judicial District appointments to district, county courts announced
On April 24, Governor Jared Polis announced two appointments to the 4th Judicial District Court (El Paso and Teller Counties) and one appointment to...
Bankruptcies increase in first quarter by 11.9 percent
Bankruptcy filings increased 11.9 percent during the 12-month period ending March 31, 2026.
According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts,...
10th Circuit case summary of National Association for Gun Rights v. Polis
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS v. POLIS
No. 24-1209 (D.C. No. 1:24-CV-00001-GPG-STV) (D. Colo.)
In June 2023, Colorado enacted a law that prohibits the purchase, sale,...
Case Summary – Packard v. City/County of Denver
PACKARD v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
No. 24-1367 (D.C. No. 1:20-CV-01878-RBJ) (D. Colo.)
The death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in...
Denver Judge vacates conviction in 1998 murder case
On Tuesday, April 21, Denver Judge Andrew Luxen vacated the murder conviction of Stephen Martinez and dismissed the charges against him after new evidence...
10th Circuit revives prisoner medical care case
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of a prisoner civil rights lawsuit in Vasquez-Garcia v. Centurion, LLC, holding the district...
Supreme Court will hear Colorado Catholic preschool case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals case of St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy (No....
Court of Appeals clarifies application of Rules 15 and 41 in claims dispute
In English v. Thorpe, the Colorado Court of Appeals addressed, for the first time, whether C.R.C.P. 15(a) or C.R.C.P. 41(a) governs when a party...
Supreme Court weighs Colorado pre-K religious liberty challenge
The Supreme Court is again confronting the tension between public benefits and religious liberty, as litigation over Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program gains national attention....