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‘It’s fun’: Justice Melissa Hart joins counterparts in advocating for state supreme court clerkships
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Justice Melissa Hart spoke on Monday about what aspiring law clerks should consider when applying to work at the Colorado Supreme Court, including the ability to be involved in more than just screening appeals and drafting decisions. “I think people would be surprised to know — and I don’t know how much this is true in…
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Justice Melissa Hart addresses scope of state, federal constitutional protections amid legal battles
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During a discussion about the ways in which Colorado’s constitution provides certain protections beyond its federal counterpart, Justice Melissa Hart invited attorneys to consider how to expand the range of issues brought before the state’s highest court. “We can only do what we get,” she said of the Supreme Court. “But lawyers need to think…
