Courts

The Court of Appeals on July 29 ruled in People v. Johnson, upholding a conviction for unlawful purchase of a firearm.

A Denver-area web designer lost her challenge to Colorado’s anti-discrimination law earlier this week when the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded she could be forced to provide services for same-sex weddings or couples despite her religious objections.

On August 3, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments — with some cases focusing on compassionate release of prisoners as a result of COVID-19.

Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations gained protection against compelled disclosure of donor information when the Supreme Court ruled July 1 that a California law violated the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court, in a July 1 decision along partisan lines, tightly read a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and cautioned federal judges to carefully consider states’ professed interest in combating election fraud and other circumstances when deciding lawsuits.

The Court of Appeals on July 22 ruled in People v. Counterman, People v. Barajas, People in Interest of N.D.O. and others.

The Supreme Court, applying a doctrine that urges strict separation of authority among the federal government’s three branches, invalidated June 21 a statutory scheme that excludes politically-appointed functionaries from intellectual property disputes.

In July 2021 the Colorado Supreme Court – Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge issued opinions in 13 attorney regulation cases.

A long battle over a Hawai’i local government’s pollution to the ocean via groundwater ended late last week with a federal judge’s order making clear that the discharges are illegal if not authorized by regulators.

Americans who owe back taxes of five figures or more might not be able to travel with a passport after a July 20 opinion from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.