Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Rules Class Action Against Wendy’s Can Move Forward in State...
The 10th Circuit concluded that a class action against Wendy's over unpaid wages could go forward in Colorado state court.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Concludes Uniform Transfer to Minors Act Accounts are not Marital...
The appeals court concluded that if the funds were transferred to a Uniform Transfer to Minor account properly, that the account is not marital property.
Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Aurora Councilwoman’s Suit Against Social Worker, Arapahoe...
The 10th Circuit found that the district court didn’t err in its dismissal of the councilwoman’s suit related to false claims of child abuse.
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Vacates Judgment in Another Discrimination Case Against Masterpiece Cakeshop
The state Supreme Court found the state’s anti-discrimination law didn’t allow an individual to file a new claim in district court following a failure in conciliation and a private settlement between the Civil Rights Division and Masterpiece Cakeshop.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Holds Right to Privacy Includes Cellphone PIN Code
The appeals court found that the police violated the Fourth Amendment when conducting a phone search with an illegally obtained cellphone PIN code.
Court Opinions: PDJ Censures Attorneys Over Judge Conflict of Interest Investigation
Colorado’s PDJ censured two contract deputy DAs over an investigation into a judge’s alleged undisclosed conflicts of interest.
Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Remands a Double Jeopardy Sentence
The 10th Circuit found that the two sentences, taken together, violated the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Finds Life Without Parole Sentence Isn’t Unconstitutional
The Colorado Supreme Court determined the state’s life without the possibility of parole sentence isn’t categorically unconstitutional.
Court Opinion: Appeals Court Finds District Court Didn’t Err in Revoking Youthful Offender System...
The appeals court found no error in the district court’s revocation of a youthful offender system sentence and its imposition of a previously suspended Department of Corrections sentence.
Court Opinion: Colorado’s PDJ Suspends Attorney Over False Registration Statements
The disciplinary judge suspended an attorney after finding she falsely stated she complied with child support obligations.