Victory for Home Rule Independence: Court Limits Jurisdiction Over Home Rule Municipalities
In 2006, Colorado voters enacted Amendment 41, a constitutional citizen initiative that created the Independent Ethics Commission, a statewide agency tasked with hearing and...
When Cerebral Palsy is the Result of Medical Malpractice
Cerebral palsy is a devastating diagnosis that carries life-long ramifications for children with the condition and their families. While the causes of cerebral palsy...
Will the 2019 Legislative Session Offer Relief to the Gallagher Squeeze?
Many Colorado local governments that are primarily dependent upon property tax revenues continue to be impacted by provisions of a 1982 amendment to the...
DOJ Issues More Guidance Impacting Environmental Enforcement
On Nov. 8, the Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs issued a press release indicating that then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions signed a memorandum...
Expecting the Unexpected
The U.S. recently imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from China and nearly every other country in the world, except for Canada, Mexico,...
The Constitution Already Protects Private Property Rights
Amendment 74 sounds like a good idea. The ballot issue asks voters: “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution requiring the government...
Surge in Apartment Construction Fuels Condo Conversions, Liability Concerns in Denver
Colorado’s Front Range has seen a dramatic increase in apartment construction over the past 10 years. The Downtown Denver Partnership reported that in 2007,...
Restrictive Covenants in Construction Contracts: Trends and Legal Implications
While the significant amount of new construction occurring throughout Colorado may be readily apparent, one harsh reality lurking behind the scenes has resulted in...
Yours or Mine?
Virtually every construction contract requires a subcontractor to indemnify the general contractor and add the GC (and sometimes other parties) as an additional insured...
Tennis Coach Wins First Set In Gender Bias Match Against University
It goes without saying that federally funded educational institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of gender. Some federal courts believe Title IX is the...