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Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Finds a Right to Jury Trial in FED-Possession Cases

In forcible entry and detainer cases, the state Supreme Court found Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 338(a) and the FED statute confer a right to a jury trial regarding factual disputes.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Vacates Judgment in Another Discrimination Case Against Masterpiece Cakeshop

The state Supreme Court found the state’s anti-discrimination law didn’t allow an individual to file a new claim in district court following a failure in conciliation and a private settlement between the Civil Rights Division and Masterpiece Cakeshop.

Court Opinions: Supreme Court Denies Stays on Preliminary Injunctions Against Expanded Sex Discrimination Definition for Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled the government didn’t meet its burden to disprove the new allegedly unlawful provisions impact others of the rule.

Court Opinions: Colorado’s PDJ Suspends Attorney After Finding He Worked With a Suspended Attorney Without Telling Clients

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney for six months after finding he worked on a five-day jury trial with a suspended attorney without telling clients about it.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Juror Substitution Midway Through Criminal Trial Didn’t Warrant Reversal

The state Supreme Court also reviewed the appeals court’s decision in Clark v. People, finding an erroneous denial of a juror challenge for cause wasn’t structural because the trial court acted in good faith and the juror didn’t end up serving on the jury.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Stoops Aren’t ‘Dwellings’ Under the ‘Make My Day’ Law

The high court ruled a stoop isn’t considered part of a “dwelling” under Colorado's Make My Day law if it’s uncovered, unsecured and unenclosed.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Overturns Bump Stock Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court found the ATF exceeded its statutory authority when it classified bump stocks as machine guns.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Mifepristone Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court found groups challenging the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone lacked Article III standing.