Tag:Justice Carlos Samour

Excessive Fine Protections Apply to Corporations, Supreme Court Holds

Corporations have been found to have free speech and due process rights like individuals do under the constitution. They also have Eighth Amendment rights...

Court Opinions- Jun 10, 2019

McCoy v. People The Colorado Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the decision of a division of the Court of Appeals affirming David McCoy’s convictions...

Court Opinions- Jun 3, 2019

Town of Breckenridge v. Egencia Justice Melissa Hart did not participate in the case, which resulted in a 3-3 split among the Supreme Court justices....

Supreme Court Deadlocked on Breckenridge Tax Case

It took less than three weeks for the Colorado Supreme Court to know it wasn’t going to reach a decision in Breckenridge’s tax case...

Court Opinions- May 27, 2019

People v. Anderson The People petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment vacating Richard Anderson’s conviction for attempted extreme indifference murder.   Anderson had...

Can a Search by a Drug Dog Violate Constitutional Rights?

The Colorado Supreme Court struggled with the interplay between federal and Colorado law governing marijuana in a 4-3 decision where the underlying case didn’t...

Breckenridge, Online Travel Companies Argue at Supreme Court

In the world of e-commerce, it’s become tricky to define who does what in many transactions. It can be even trickier to nail down...

Center for Legal Inclusiveness Hosts CLE for Judge Hopefuls

The Center for Legal Inclusiveness  and the Colorado Bar Association on April 22 hosted a “You Be the Judge” event for attorneys who may...