Tag:Justice Richard Gabriel
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 Clarifies Questions in Workers’ Comp Cases
A dissent in an April 12 Colorado Supreme Court opinion asks the legislature to clarify an issue within Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act
Courts
Supreme Court Says DA Can Handle Coroner’s Case Despite History of Clashes
The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 7 ruled in a 4-3 decision that a district attorney’s office should not have been disqualified from handling...
Courts
Court Opinions- Nov 30, 2020
United Water & Sanitation District v. Burlington Ditch Reservoir & Land Co.
Since 2013, special water district United Water and Sanitation District has sought to...
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Considers Limits of Miranda Rights
Can a police officer ask a suspect about a weapon prior to reading him his rights?
The Colorado Supreme Court is considering the question in...
Features
The Open Meetings Law, Life Insurance, a TABOR Repeal and Planned Parenthood in One Session
The state Supreme Court finishes its session on June 30, and decisions will also slow to a trickle until September. Most of the court’s...
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Courts
Supreme Court Considers Common-Law Marriage Conundrum
The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments June 24 in cases that raise questions about how to determine whether a same-sex couple is in...
Legislature
Oral Arguments Held in Planned Parenthood Premises Liability Case
The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 10 in a premises liability lawsuit arising from the 2015 Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs....