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Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies Questions in Workers’ Comp Cases

A dissent in an April 12 Colorado Supreme Court opinion asks the legislature to clarify an issue within Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act
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10th Circuit Breaks From Other Circuits on Qualified Immunity

A change to state law last year removed qualified immunity as a possible defense in civil cases brought against police officers. However, the 10th...

Supreme Court Ends Crucial Software Copyright Fight

The Supreme Court's decision in a copyright dispute between Google and Oracle gives direction, if not a clear rule for similar disputes
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Supreme Court Considers NCAA Antitrust Case

The Supreme Court on March 31 heard the first antitrust dispute involving the NCAA to reach the nation’s highest tribunal in 37 years
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Colorado Supreme Court Hears April Oral Arguments

The Colorado Supreme Court is hearing arguments about whether pole-camera surveillance constitutes a warrantless search
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Colorado Lawsuit Becomes Linchpin in Grubhub Class Actions

Eyes are now on Colorado after an Illinois judge ordered a stay in proceedings last week in a potential class-action lawsuit against food delivery...
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Supreme Court Set to Hear Takings Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments March 22 in a case that could subject a wide variety of routine government regulatory functions to the requirements of the takings clause.
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Colorado Supreme Court Finds High-Speed Bill Reading Unconstitutional

The Colorado Supreme Court held that a high-speed bill reading during the General Assembly’s 2019 session didn’t comply with the Colorado Constitution.
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10th Circuit Walks Back En Banc Grant for Bump Stocks Case

In a move described by litigants as “unusual,” the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals revoked its decision to hear oral arguments en banc —...
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals building in Denver, also known as the Byron White building.

10th Circuit Clears Path for Major Water Rule Rollback

Colorado is no longer protected from the Trump administration’s effort to constrict the reach of the nation’s principal water pollution law after the 10th...