History

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Navigating Prejudicial Pretrial Publicity

The news media often covers sensationalized cases in-volving serial...
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Death and Taxes

Prior to 1982, Colorado officials had difficulty assessing property...

People v. Masters

The Black Dahlia murder case is nationally infamous, but...

Joe Arridy’s False Conviction

Joe Arridy remains one of the few victims of the state’s justice system to have been granted a posthumous pardon.
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Denver’s Spider Man, ‘The Ghost House of Denver’

Theodore Coneys, also known as Denver's Spiderman, committed a brutal 1941 murder and then lived in his victim’s attic for the subsequent nine months.  
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The Need for ‘Rational Intellect’

Miranda rights have been the subject of many appeals...
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Sticky Sentencing

Capital punishment in Colorado was abolished in the last...
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The Constitutionality of Student-Athlete Drug Testing

The athletic community in recent years has lobbied for...
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The Aurora Hammer Killer: The Case Then and Now

Authorities announced a suspect was charged for the 1984 Aurora Hammer Killer cold case. Alex Ewing was extradited earlier this year.
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Degrees of Separation

Divorce often involves couples fighting over assets — second...