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Development fees not limited to brand new construction, Colorado court rules

Updated 22 hours ago

Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month that local governments’ ability to impose fees on “new development” is not limited solely to construction projects that occur...

Colorado justices consider whether fraud claims belong in corporate dispute

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The Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether it is possible for a corporate plaintiff to pursue fraud claims over conduct that could be covered...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and made the former Republican county clerk eligible for release from state prison as...

Grand jury indicts 2 petition circulators in 2024 signature-forgery case

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A statewide grand jury has indicted two petition circulators on allegations that they forged signatures while gathering support for a proposed constitutional amendment on the...

Couple’s notarized agreement did not create common law marriage, appeals court says

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Colorado justices acknowledge judge’s misunderstanding of law in eminent domain case

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Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections

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Municipal camping bans do not violate Colorado Constitution, says appeals court

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10th Circuit again dismisses ex-prison employee’s challenge to workplace DEI training

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As Colorado’s federal judges churn through immigration petitions, Domenico’s cases sit undecided

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Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy

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10th Circuit analyzes sentencing process for probation violators in rare all-judges’ hearing

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Colorado justices skeptical of defendant’s challenge to flawed jury instruction

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ICE ‘materially violated’ order on warrantless arrests, Colorado judge says

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Trump picks Daniel Domenico for 10th Circuit vacancy

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President Donald Trump announced on Monday that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico is his choice to fill an upcoming vacancy on the...

Judge’s error allowing juvenile defendant to be prosecuted as adult cannot be reversed, appeals court says

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Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last month that a judge’s error in allowing a juvenile defendant to be prosecuted as an adult cannot be corrected on...

Colorado justices decline to say whether man’s child prostitution conviction is unconstitutional

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The Colorado Supreme Court declined to say on Monday whether a man’s conviction for an attempted child prostitution offense violated his rights under the state...

State Supreme Court to hold oral arguments, lawyers attend annual apellate event | COURT CRAWL

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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court is holding oral arguments this week,...

Mike Lindell’s lawyer sanctioned again over flawed case citations

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Judge tearing up during victim’s testimony does not warrant new trial, appeals court says

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Federal judge hears request to halt ‘stewardship’ transfer of NCAR supercomputer

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Arapahoe County defendant serving life could receive new trial after lawyer withheld key details

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SCOTUS decision on ‘3 strikes’ sentences does not benefit defendants with older convictions, appeals court says

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Colorado’s incoming chief appeals judge lays out agenda | APPELLATE UPDATE

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Colorado appeals judges give tutorial on friend-of-the-court briefs | APPELLATE UPDATE

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Colorado appellate judges, lawyers hold annual conference | APPELLATE UPDATE

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Divided appeals court finds no prosecutorial misconduct in prison assault case

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Boulder County prosecutor improperly used defendant’s silence as guilt, appeals court finds

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Appeals court upholds discipline for Denver officers’ inadequate domestic violence investigation

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Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld Denver’s discipline of two officers whose investigation of a domestic violence report was brief, failed to separate the victim...

Colorado Supreme Court rebuffs DA’s office over evidentiary appeal

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The Colorado Supreme Court rebuffed a district attorney’s office on Monday for immediately pursuing an appeal of a trial judge’s evidentiary decision that the court...

Colorado justices recognize limited right to evidence in postconviction challenges

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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that defendants challenging their convictions may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to receive the information the prosecution already...

Colorado justices confirm water-related enterprises may condemn private property

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The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Monday that water-related enterprises have the legal authority to exercise the governmental power of eminent domain over private property....