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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases about ‘reasonable doubt’ definition, contract dispute
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide whether the definition of “reasonable doubt” adopted in a 2023 revision to the template jury instructions violates the constitutional rights of the criminally accused. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices will also…
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Colorado justices rule tenants may cite landlords’ discrimination as defense to eviction
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that tenants defending against an eviction may cite their landlords’ illegal, discriminatory conduct as means to stay in their homes. Last year, the legislature passed a law explicitly providing that a renter can defend against eviction if they show their landlord violated the Colorado Fair Housing Act and…
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Appeals court rejects Adams County’s argument that sheriff’s office is not a ‘public entity’
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week rejected an argument from Adams County that sheriffs’ offices are not actually “public entities” that, consequently, cannot be held liable for deputies’ motor vehicle collisions. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals acknowledged that multiple prior court cases stated as fact that sheriffs’ offices are public entities, but none…
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Colorado Supreme Court to answer whether discrimination, retaliation are eviction defenses
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Under Colorado law, discrimination and retaliation by landlords are illegal. But are they something that can prevent a landlord from carrying out an eviction? On Monday, the state Supreme Court agreed to review a case out of Adams County in which a tenant claims her landlord moved to evict her after she rejected his sexual…
