Up and Coming Lawyers 2020: H. Rachael Million-Perez
H. Rachael Million-Perez said her pathway to the law was formed by her mother, who would tell her argumentative daughter when she was small...
Up and Coming Lawyers 2020: Julian Ellis
As a boy, Julian Ellis would study footage from the high school football games his father coached. From age five or six, Ellis took...
Court Opinions- Oct 12, 2020
People v. Martinez
A division of the Colorado Court of Appeals considered whether victim impact evidence is admissible during the guilt/innocence phase of a sexual...
USDA Closes Additional Comment Period on Hemp Interim Final Rule
The end of the month could have signaled the beginning of a domestic hemp production program nationwide with the start of a new final...
DA Candidates Offer Differing Views on Crime
The contenders to be the next top prosecutor in the state’s most populous judicial district participated in a wide-ranging debate Wednesday evening and staked...
On Politics and Prosecutors
District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a...
DEA Hemp Rule Raises Questions About Compliance
The release of a new interim final rule on hemp from the Drug Enforcement Administration in August has caused some concern within the hemp...
Coming Soon: On Your Statewide Ballot
Legislature-Referred Measures
Amendment B:
Repeal Gallagher Amendment
Summary: Repeal the amendment to Colorado’s Constitution that requires tax revenues from residential and commercial properties to make up the...
Polis Pardons Pot Convictions
With the signing of an executive order on Oct. 1, Governor Jared Polis granted pardons to over 2,000 people who were convicted of possessing...
Expanded Setbacks Dominate Oil and Gas Rulemaking
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Sept. 28 voted on a “preliminary final” set of industry safety rules as part of the...