Courts

Court Opinions: Attorney Regulation Opinions for May 2021

Editor’s Note: Law Week Colorado edits court opinion summaries...
Colorado Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court Says School Funding Bill Doesn’t Violate TABOR

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a bill that would raise property taxes does not require further voter approval under TABOR.
Colorado Court of Appeals

Court Opinions: Colorado Court of Appeals Opinions for May 20

The Colorado Court of Appeals found that police violated a defendant's Fourth Amendment rights by investigating an unlabeled pill bottle found in his car.
Pago Bay in Guam

U.S. Supreme Court Says Guam Can Proceed in Environmental Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the federal government's effort to block Guam’s claim for cleanup of an abandoned military weapons dump

Senators Recommend District Judge Nominees

Colorado’s two U.S. senators have recommended a sitting magistrate...
Three Pryor Mountain Mustangs in a field in Montana

Colorado Lawyers Win in 9th Circuit Endangered Species Act Case

Colorado lawyers convinced the 9th Circuit to invalidate a rule requiring advance notice for Endangered Species Act protection petitions.
U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Mississippi Case Raises Questions Around State Abortion Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case challenging Mississippi's abortion ban, raising questions about the fate of Roe v. Wade.
Chemicals

Federal Appeals Court Directs EPA to Decide on Harmful Pesticide

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the EPA must act promptly to deem chlorpyrifos safe for human exposure or ban the product.
U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Climate Case Ruling Could Affect State, County and City Lawsuits

The Supreme Court decided a major climate change case, clarifying questions federal appeals courts must answer in similar lawsuits
Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center

Colorado Supreme Court: Courts Can’t Avoid Speedy Trial Deadlines through Retroactive Mistrials

The state Supreme Court held that courts may not declare retroactive mistrials to avoid deadlines set by the state’s speedy trial laws.