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Federal judge upholds constitutionality of Colorado campaign contribution limits

Federal judge upholds constitutionality of Colorado campaign contribution limits

Updated 21 hours ago

A federal judge upheld Colorado’s individual campaign contribution limits as constitutional on Thursday, finding that three Republican plaintiffs failed to prove the campaign finance framework...

Appeals court rejects theory that existing tax revenue undermines need for new fees

Appeals court rejects theory that existing tax revenue undermines need for new fees

Updated 23 hours ago

Colorado’s second-highest court rejected a plaintiff’s claim on Thursday that the tax revenue generated by an existing activity should prevent local governments from imposing new...

Appeals court finds no illegal sentence when defendants forfeit time-served credit

Appeals court finds no illegal sentence when defendants forfeit time-served credit

Updated 1 day ago

Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that criminal defendants may agree to relinquish the credits they earned while incarcerated pending trial, despite a state law...

Appeals court reinstates Garfield County arson charge

Appeals court reinstates Garfield County arson charge

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated a Garfield County defendant’s arson charge on Thursday, concluding a trial judge improperly credited a witness’s claim that she alone was...

Federal judge advances lawsuit seeking overtime compensation for Aurora firefighter trainees

Federal judge advances lawsuit seeking overtime compensation for Aurora firefighter trainees

Updated 1 week ago

A federal judge gave preliminary approval earlier this month to a class of Aurora firefighter trainees who may sue the city over allegations that they...

Appeals court says jury not obligated to apply discounts to determine value of stolen merch

Appeals court says jury not obligated to apply discounts to determine value of stolen merch

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Thursday that it was up to a Douglas County jury to determine the value of stolen merchandise at a defendant’s...

Public figures have limited path to sue over accusations of criminality, says appeals court

Public figures have limited path to sue over accusations of criminality, says appeals court

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that a public figure cannot sue for defamation solely because a person publicly accuses them of committing a crime,...

Federal judge to consider sanctioning ex-Colorado judicial discipline director

Federal judge to consider sanctioning ex-Colorado judicial discipline director

Updated 1 week ago

A federal judge ordered Colorado’s former head of judicial discipline on Wednesday to explain why she should not sanction him for making inaccurate statements about...

Appeals court finds no requirement for different judge to handle attorney-client conflict hearings

Appeals court finds no requirement for different judge to handle attorney-client conflict hearings

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s second-highest court rejected a defendant’s argument on Thursday that a judge improperly heard about a potential conflict between himself and his lawyer right before...

The influencers? Some Colorado appeals judges outpace colleagues in setting legal precedent

The influencers? Some Colorado appeals judges outpace colleagues in setting legal precedent

Updated 2 weeks ago

A handful of judges on Colorado’s second-highest court are producing substantially more precedent-setting opinions than their colleagues, which create binding interpretations of the law that...

Colorado justices weigh fairness concerns after defendant prevailed despite ghosting case

Colorado justices weigh fairness concerns after defendant prevailed despite ghosting case

Updated 2 weeks ago

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court struggled on Tuesday to balance the need for one defendant to shield itself against a plaintiff’s claim that its...

Colorado justices skeptical of appellate court’s limitation on prosecution’s appeal

Colorado justices skeptical of appellate court’s limitation on prosecution’s appeal

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Supreme Court seemed skeptical on Tuesday that Denver prosecutors should be barred from appealing a trial judge’s permanent dismissal of a criminal case,...

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