arizona supreme court
-
Colorado Supreme Court develops chief justice ‘onboarding’ plan, an outlier among states
—
by
The Colorado Supreme Court has joined an apparent minority of its peers across the country in laying down a written transition plan for chief justices, who are executive leaders of the judicial branch in addition to their roles deciding cases. A “chief justice onboarding” document, drafted in 2022, outlines the duties of incoming Colorado chief…
-
Appeals court says prominent civil rights lawyer may be held liable for public statements
—
by
A prominent civil rights law firm in Colorado may be held liable for the public statements of one of its lawyers, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, determining that the First Amendment does not provide a blanket shield for attorneys to make defamatory comments to the media. Counsel for Killmer, Lane & Newman…
