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I've previously noted that the Court of Appeals decision in this case , a premises liability case at the Jefferson County, Colorado cour...

Alcohol Regulation * It is absurd to regulate beer, wine, and liquor differently. Construction Regulation * The construction trades should b...

Distinguishing between untrustworthy hearsay and really untrustworthy hearsay would be akin to distinguishing between objecting and strenuou...

This doesn't happen often, but today the Colorado Supreme Court issued a ruling in which none of its seven justices ruled (on judicial ...

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled today that mediation can't be required by a court in a criminal case.  It is especially notable becaus...

In the case of Cisneros v. Elder , 2022CO13 , the Colorado Supreme Court today chose an interpretation of the state's governmental immun...

For what conduct can restitution be imposed by a criminal court in connection with a plea bargain that dismisses some charges against a defe...

The Colorado Supreme Court has overhauled the Rules of Professional Conduct applicable to lawyers related to legal advertising , replacing s...

The Colorado Supreme Court in lead case Wells-Yates v. People , and companion cases  People v. McRae and Melton v. People  has substantial...

One of the dirty little secrets of the American criminal justice system is that when a prosecuting attorney violates his or her ethical dut...

Today In the Colorado Supreme Court In decisions here and here , the Colorado Supreme Court holds that a criminal defendant who is conv...

One of my very first experiences in the State of Colorado was being pulled over for the alleged traffic offense discussed in a case decided...

A Colorado Supreme Court case decided today is a blow to the widely promulgated myth that important systemically used contracts have the la...

The Colorado Supreme Court will not be releasing any case announcements until Monday, July 31, 2017, no later than 10 a.m. However, no ne...

Schneider sought review of the court of appeals’ judgment affirming his convictions and consecutive sentences for two counts of sexual assa...

The Colorado Supreme Court made several notable rulings today. Jurisdiction Over Parent Companies Narrowed Two of them ( here and ...

In the case of Magill v. Ford Motor Co ., 2016CO57, decided today, the Colorado Supreme Court has enshrined in Colorado precedent two major ...

The Colorado Supreme Court today adopted the plausibility pleading standard of the U.S. Supreme Court cases  Twombly and Iqbal  in the case ...

While the Republican caucus in Congress knows few words other than "no", Republicans controlling the Colorado Senate worked toget...

In Colorado, you commence a lawsuit by filing a Complaint and delivering it to the persons who are being sued.  Once that is delivered, the ...