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Colorado justices agree fraud claims belong in corporate dispute

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The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that a corporate plaintiff validly pursued fraud claims over conduct that was not covered by a contract or...

Colorado Supreme Court says intimate messages irrelevant to assault case

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The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that a Douglas County judge acted reasonably by blocking evidence of a defendant’s BDSM-related conversations with the victim...

Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee declines to name 2020 election winner, defends immigration decisions

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Denver-based federal appeals court declined to say who won the 2020 presidential election during his appearance before the U.S....

Colorado law allowing lawsuits against ‘conversion therapy’ providers takes effect July 1

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With a new law taking effect July 1, Colorado is creating a legal pathway for people to sue licensed providers of “conversion therapy,” even as...

Colorado justices expand ability for civil defendants to avoid participating, win after trial

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Colorado justices find ability to extend appeal deadline applies equally to prosecutors, defendants

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Colorado justices confirm leaving-the-scene prosecutions require no proof of driver’s knowledge

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Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda

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Boulder police overreached in interrogating suspect, Colorado Supreme Court finds

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Property owners may access evidence before eminent domain decisions, Colorado justices conclude

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Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts

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10th Circuit grants Boulder-Weld district’s fire chief immunity for firing union leader

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State Supreme Court oral arguments, 10th Circuit nominee recuses from cases | COURT CRAWL

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Appeals court adopts federal standard for jail deaths under Colorado law

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Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee recuses from cases against federal government without explanation

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court recused himself without a clear explanation from nine cases against the...

Adams County murder conviction reversed due to faulty jury instruction

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Colorado’s second-highest court overturned an Adams County defendant’s murder conviction last month because the instruction provided to the jury about a trespasser’s right to use...

Colorado court upholds murder conviction despite jury disobeying instructions

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Colorado’s second-highest court upheld an Arapahoe County defendant’s murder conviction last month, even though jurors found he was not the one who shot the victim...

Divided appeals court reverses conviction after judge declined to define ‘bludgeon’

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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a Jefferson County defendant’s felony menacing conviction on Thursday, concluding that the trial judge’s failure to define “bludgeon” for jurors may...

10th Circuit dismisses Tina Peters’ challenge to confinement as moot

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Federal judge declines to recuse from death penalty case after Supermax visit

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Appeals court clarifies offense of impersonating a peace officer

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Colorado Supreme Court reverses 2 Chaffee County judges for imposing fee on habeas petitioner

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Weld County judge wrongly denied bail to murder defendant in gap between law change

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Defendants acquitted by insanity are eligible for records-sealing, appeals court says

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Colorado Supreme Court shuts down ‘new form of representation’ in postconviction cases

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Colorado State Shooting Association files constitutional challenge to firearms dealer law

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Colorado justices walk back appeals court’s expansion of rezoning via ballot box

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Colorado Supreme Court recognizes right to self-defense in workplace

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Colorado Supreme Court heads toward summer recess, newest justice authors first opinion | 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 in the process of releasing...

Colorado justices say insurers may access policyholders’ medical info in denied-benefits litigation

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The Colorado Supreme Court declined on Monday to expand its narrow prohibition on insurance companies accessing policyholders’ medical information, clarifying that a dispute over an...

Colorado Supreme Court declines to loosen requirements for insurance company defendants

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The Colorado Supreme Court declined last week to reconsider its longstanding expectations for insurance company defendants, and agreed that an insurer failed to properly raise...