Tag:Brian Boatright
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Abandons ‘Troublesome Relic’ of Common Law
The Colorado Supreme Court abandoned the res gestae doctrine, calling it a "troublesome relic from Colorado’s common law of evidence."
Briefs
Judge Charged with Felony Menacing Steps Down From Leadership Position
Judge Paul Dunkelman was appointed as the 5th Judicial District’s chief judge after Judge Mark Thompson resigned from the leadership position.
Briefs
Chief Justice Discusses Scandal Investigations, Judicial Discipline Commission Independence During Legislative Hearing
Lawmakers questioned Chief Justice Brian Boatright about investigations into judicial branch scandals during a hearing on Tuesday.
News
Proposed Rule on Foreign-Educated Attorneys Gets Second Hearing as Justices Consider Revisions
The Colorado Supreme Court is considering a proposed rule that would make it easier for foreign-educated attorneys to practice in Colorado.
People
International Firm Plants Roots in Denver, Polsinelli Grows Real Estate Practice
International firm Crowell & Moring plants roots in Denver, Polsinelli grows its real estate practice, new appointments pending in judiciary.
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People
New Trustees at Legal Aid Foundation, Gilbert Román Selected as Court of Appeals Chief-Judge Designate
Holland & Hart and Davis Graham & Stubbs add attorneys, Gilbert Román appointed to Chief-Judge designate for Court of Appeals and Myka Landry appointed to 13th JD.
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Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Considers Doing Away with “Things Done”
The justices of the Colorado Supreme Court returned, wearing masks, to the courtroom at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center on Sept. 14 for their first in-person oral arguments in more than a year. One of the cases they heard, Rojas v. People, raises the question of whether Colorado should abolish the res gestae doctrine.
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Finds Prolonged Pole Camera Surveillance Unconstitutional
The Colorado Supreme Court found that long-term video surveillance of a suspect’s yard was a warrantless search under the Fourth Amendment.