law
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In data access lawsuit, Colorado AG’s office is contradicted by its own records
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
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…
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Law school enrollment may be on the rise
Many smart, ambitious undergrads no longer automatically think of law school as their path to success. The recession of the late 2000s resulted in a nationwide drop in student interest in law school and opportunities for young lawyers. Numbers might be ticking up slightly now, based on Law School Admission Test statistics and first-year class…