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Ex-staffers: Office of Public Guardianship is in crisis, lawmakers under pressure to regular funeral industry | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 21, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Colorado office tasked with taking care of some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens is once more facing questions about its management, notably after resignations have left it with just a few staffers to care for more than 80 clients. The Office…
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By 4-3, Supreme Court says no Miranda warning necessary for man repeatedly told he was under arrest
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Even though Longmont police warned a man four times he was under arrest, told him “we are going to take you to jail” and stood in his doorway, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the man was not effectively in custody at the time. The 4-3 decision from the Supreme Court meant the…
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State Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to oil, gas taxation in Montezuma County
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned an appellate court decision that would have enhanced the ability of individual oil and gas owners to challenge their property tax bills, and would have also increased the administrative workload for counties in extraction-rich areas of the state. The justices clarified that the legislature intended to create a “representative”…
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State Supreme Court abandons case questioning constitutionality of mental health law
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In an unusual move taken days after hearing oral arguments, the Colorado Supreme Court announced it will not render a decision after all on the constitutionality of a state law governing mental health commitments for criminal defendants. Last May, the justices agreed to consider the appeal of John Salvadore Cruz, who was acquitted of murder in…
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Colorado’s property tax system hangs in balance as state Supreme Court mulls COVID-19 challenges
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Colorado’s Supreme Court justices on Wednesday spent three hours pondering a pair of questions that could open the door to widespread, perhaps even perpetual, property revaluations across the state: Did COVID-19 and the accompanying public health orders in 2020 constitute “unusual conditions” necessitating a reexamination of property values? And did those revaluations need to happen…
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State Supreme Court hands down business-friendly ruling in hospital liability case
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday that plaintiffs suing limited liability companies are constrained in where they may file lawsuits and ordered two medical negligence cases be transferred to Arapahoe County because that is where the plaintiffs’ injuries occurred. The justices agreed to decide the proper venue for suing LLCs after two Boulder County…
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By 5-2, state Supreme Court rules Thornton mayor not a council member
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Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann may serve two terms as the city’s top elected official after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that her time spent as a council member does not bar her from further service on the city’s nine-member council. By 5-2, the court found Thornton’s charter distinguished the mayor and eight ward…
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State Supreme Court takes up cases on fishing rights, defamation, late-filed insurance claims
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Colorado’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases on appeal, implicating private ownership of riverbeds throughout the state, liability for statements that attorneys make publicly about their cases, and the ability of homeowners to pursue insurance claims filed outside of their policy’s deadline. It takes the consent of three of the court’s seven members…
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State Supreme Court explores role of shifting explanations in race-based juror dismissals
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Over 30 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that purposeful racial discrimination in jury selection is unconstitutional, requiring prosecutors to now cite a “race-neutral reason” if a defendant challenges their decision to remove a juror of color. This week, the Colorado Supreme Court considered a narrow question implicating that protocol: If an appeals court…
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime experience’: Supreme Court, students engage at Colorado Springs school
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It took social studies teacher Ty Allen several years to bring the Colorado Supreme Court to his high school in Colorado Springs, but Allen’s efforts paid off on Thursday when the state’s seven justices appeared before an auditorium of Pine Creek High School students and staff. “I’ve been reaching out to them every couple of…
