10th Circuit: IRS Can Audit Marijuana Information
In one of several cases over the past years surrounding the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to investigate and impose tax consequences on marijuana-related business...
In Stalking Statute, Texting and Calls Considered ‘Contact’
The Colorado Court of Appeals in a recent opinion found the term “contacts” in the Colorado Stalking laws includes both phone calls and text...
Opioid Maker Will Pay Out $1.6 billion in Settlement with States
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced last week that opioid maker Mallinckrodt will pay $1.6 billion in a settlement to remedy the effects of...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Government Immunity Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court on Oct. 13 heard arguments in two cases that shed light on the tension between the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and...
Court Opinions- Oct 19, 2020
Smith v. Surgery Center
Robbin Smith visited SpineOne Spine & Sport Medical Clinic for an evaluation of her back pain. She scheduled a series of...
Man Gets 304-Year Sentence
A Douglas County district court judge has imposed a human trafficking sentence that is the second-longest in state history.
Judge Theresa Slade ordered Oct. 8...
10th Circuit Revives TABOR Challenge
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted en banc review of a case that could nullify the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
The case,...
Cases of Note in U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has begun hearing oral arguments scheduled for its October session using the same format used for May teleconference arguments, where...
10th Circuit Decides Water Rights Case 400 Years in the Making
In ruling on a 37-year-old case, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals examined over 200 years of law dealing with the sovereignty of three...
Barrett’s Lone Second Amendment Case as a Roadmap to Her Jurisprudence
Judge Amy Coney Barrett has openly discussed her reverence for the judicial philosophies of Justice Antonin Scalia, whom she clerked for. And since President...