Court upholds denial of additional liquor store licenses
The Colorado Court of Appeals has affirmed a state regulatory decision denying additional retail liquor store licenses to OnePutt Liquors, LLC, upholding the Colorado...
Court upholds immigration detention agreement restrictions
The Colorado Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Douglas County and the Douglas County Sheriff challenging state restrictions...
Court rules public defender not a criminal justice agency
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled the Office of the State Public Defender is not a “criminal justice agency” under the Colorado Criminal...
4th Judicial District County Court judge finalists selected
The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a county court judgeship created by the retirement of Honorable Steven Katzman, effective...
Appeals court rules law enforcement can’t charge fees for bodycam footage of alleged officer...
The Colorado Court of Appeals issued its opinion in SMB Advertising, Inc. v. City of Boulder, ruling that Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act does...
Colorado Supreme Court clarifies Rule 11 standard
The Colorado Supreme Court, in CenturyLink, Inc. v. Houser, held that courts must apply a flexible, context-specific approach when assessing whether attorneys have satisfied...
Court rejects prosecutorial tolling of speedy trial
The Colorado Supreme Court, sitting en banc, held in Khristina Phillips v. The People of the State of Colorado that a prosecution’s pretrial appeal from...
10th Circuit grants en banc on banking preemption
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted rehearing en banc in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser, vacating the prior November 2025...
Supreme Court rejects Colorado conversion therapy ban as applied to speech
In an 8–1 decision issued Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court reshaped the legal landscape surrounding conversion therapy bans, rejecting Colorado’s prohibition as applied to...
People v. Endsley clarifies presentence credit waivers
The Colorado Court of Appeals has clarified that a defendant may waive statutory presentence confinement credit as part of a negotiated plea agreement, resolving...