Tag:Law Week

Denver’s Failed Attempt to Resist Alcohol Prohibition

The City and County of Denver’s attempt to resist a statewide prohibition on alcohol ended up in the Colorado Supreme Court.

Two Labor, Employment Bills to Watch This Session

One bill would add three professions to the “highly compensated workers” exemption for the state’s new noncompete law and the other restricts “surveillance pricing” for wages and consumer prices alike.

Legal Lowdown: Fox Rothschild Adds Litigation Partner, Quarles & Brady Elevates One to Denver Office Managing Partner

In case you missed it this week: litigation attorney Henry Baskerville joined Fox Rothschild as a partner and Dan Young was named Denver office managing partner at Quarles & Brady.

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Protect Whistleblowers at Large Artificial Intelligence Companies

Two Colorado lawmakers brought forth a measure to create a state-level whistleblower protection for workers building artificial intelligence models.

Whittled Down Bill Adding Judgeships in Colorado Advances to Final Legislative Step

A bipartisan bill adding 15 judgeships, down from an initially proposed 29, passed its second-to-last legislative step before the governor’s desk on March 12.

Colorado Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Giving Defendants in Eviction Proceedings a Right to a Jury Trial

Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would establish a right to trial for defendants in eviction cases.

When the Sanctuary Movement Went on Trial

A religious movement that provided safe harbor to refugees found itself in the legal crosshairs of the federal government in the 1980s.

When Should a Lawyer Report a Client’s Crime?

The ABA’s ethics committee released a formal opinion explaining various exceptions to Rule 1.6(a)’s confidentiality constraints.