Courts

The Colorado Court of Appeals issued opinions on notable cases including Brown v. Long Romero, People v. Tallent and People v. Cooper.

The Colorado Court of Appeals issued opinions in two cases on Sept. 23, including a decision in People v.  Medina challenging the Alford Plea.

San Luis Valley residents say Cielo Vista Ranch employees have harassed them and are asking a judge to safeguard their access rights.

In September 2021, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge issued opinions in eight attorney regulation cases.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on notable cases including People v. Tafoya, McDonald v. People and Harvey v. Catholic Health Initiatives.

The justices of the Colorado Supreme Court returned, wearing masks, to the courtroom at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center on Sept. 14 for their first in-person oral arguments in more than a year. One of the cases they heard, Rojas v. People, raises the question of whether Colorado should abolish the res gestae doctrine.

The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Sept. 13 that hospitals must first bill Medicare before filing a lien against an accident victim, clearing up questions about the interplay between the state’s hospital lien statute and federal laws governing Medicare.

The Colorado Court of Appeals issued opinions in Cummings v. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, People v. Vanderpauye and People v. Draper on Sept. 9.

The Colorado Supreme Court found that long-term video surveillance of a suspect’s yard was a warrantless search under the Fourth Amendment.

Colorado Court of Appeals issued opinions for two cases on Sept. 2 including a case that involved the state's revenge porn statute.