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‘Give me the goods’: State judges tell young lawyers how to win trust, cases in the courtroom
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Be prepared. Know the courtroom. Learn the judge’s background. Make clear what you want. Show the judge how to get there. Look nice. Be mindful of the stickers on your water bottle. Those were some of the bullet points of advice that new attorneys heard earlier this month at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver. The…
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‘A unique ability to change the world’: Colorado’s justices talk to students about law, life experiences
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When roughly a third of the students sitting in Aurora’s Gateway High School auditorium raised their hands to say they were thinking of going to law school, it was no surprise to their teacher, Leland Tulper. “A lot of them were mock trial kids, which was great,” said Tulper, a social studies instructor and mock…
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Colorado bill would set time limits for competency decisions in juvenile criminal cases
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When a juvenile is accused of a crime in Colorado and found incompetent to stand trial, they can spend years in the criminal justice system, unable to resolve their case until they’re deemed competent or age out. House Bill 1012 aims to change that, establishing time limits for how long an incompetent juvenile can remain…
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Denver landlords behind on new license required by Jan. 1
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Less than 500 of the estimated 25,000 multiunit residential rental properties in the City of Denver have gotten a new city license that’s required by Jan. 1, according to the City and County of Denver Department of Excise and Licenses. But officials expect a flurry of applications in the next two months, which also requires an…
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State Supreme Court reduces passing score for bar exam
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Beginning in 2023, law school graduates seeking to practice in Colorado will benefit from a slightly lower minimum passing score on the bar exam. The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday announced it has adjusted the minimum score from the current 276 down to 270, which will begin with the February 2023 administration of the exam.…
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Mark Silverstein, legal director of ACLU of Colorado, to retire
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After more than three decades working with the ACLU of Colorado, Mark Silverstein announced Wednesday he will retire as legal director of the civil liberties nonprofit. Silverstein, 72, has worked as an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union for 31 years and was named legal director of the Colorado branch in 1996. Silverstein said…
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Federal judge cites no power to review Colorado Supreme Court decision, rejects discipline lawsuit
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Citing the longstanding prohibition on federal judges reviewing decisions of state courts, a magistrate judge has tossed a lawsuit from a paralegal who sought to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s 2019 sanction of her. Susan Renee Zebelman Vigoda of Boulder sued the state’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, among others, for its investigation of her…
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COVER STORY | A Rittenhouse acquittal in Colorado? Longstanding self-defense laws would allow it
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A young man being pursued down the street attempted to evade his attacker, asking to be left alone until the last possible minute, when he killed the aggressor. The killer could be Kyle Rittenhouse, the then-17-year-old who shot two men and wounded a third in the streets of Kenosha, Wisc. following days of racial justice…
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In data access lawsuit, Colorado AG’s office is contradicted by its own records
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In October, when Denver County District Judge J. Eric Elliff upheld records request denials for data that would show identifying and employment data for every law enforcement officer who has been certified to work in Colorado, he partially based his decision on testimony from Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office that the state’s system for maintaining…
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Former Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs dies at 76
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Former Colorado Supreme Justice Gregory J. Hobbs Jr., the state’s preeminent authority on water law and its history, died Tuesday. He was 76, two weeks short of his birthday. His family released a statement Tuesday evening saying he died “peacefully with his family” after a pulmonary embolism. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie, and…
