Courts

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals building in Denver, also known as the Byron White building.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Finds Sentencing Errors in Judgment Against Sunset Mesa Funeral Home...

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals found the district court erred in its sentencing of Sunset Mesa Funeral Home operators Megan Hess and Shirley Koch.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Felony Conviction for Attempting to Influence a Public...

The attorney contacted and made misrepresentations to Boulder public officials and law enforcement officers to see if his friend was being investigated for alleged sexual assault.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Grants Trump Immunity for ‘Official Acts’

The Supreme Court granted Trump broad immunity in his official capacity, but left it to the lower courts to decide the line between official and unofficial acts in many instances.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Juror Substitution Midway Through Criminal Trial Didn’t Warrant...

The state Supreme Court also reviewed the appeals court’s decision in Clark v. People, finding an erroneous denial of a juror challenge for cause wasn’t structural because the trial court acted in good faith and the juror didn’t end up serving on the jury.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Overrules Chevron

The U.S. Supreme Court overruled its 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, stating courts not statutory agencies have a duty to say what the law is.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Holds a REDDI Tip Justified Police Stop

The Colorado Supreme Court held that a REDDI tip of a drunk driver established reasonable suspicion to justify a police stop.

Court Opinions: Colorado Court of Appeals Rules ‘Contact’ in Stalking Statute Includes Unanswered Phone...

The state appeals court also determined first-degree criminal trespass is a lesser included offense of first-degree burglary.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Says Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Violates Codes by Releasing...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Purdue Pharma’s proposed reorganization plan violates bankruptcy code because it would release the Sackler family from future claims.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules ‘Gratuities’ to State, Local Officials Aren’t a Crime...

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that an illegal gratuity payment of $13,000 was made to a local official in Indiana.

Court Opinions: Attorney Suspended Over Fee Agreement, Trust Account Record Keeping

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding he didn’t keep client funds in a trust and didn’t provide clients with a written fee agreement.