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.
Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling Against Former Mesa County Clerk Tina...
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals released an opinion on the district court’s abstention in a case involving former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.
Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Discovering She Fabricated an EtG Test, Committed Perjury
Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding she fabricated a test to indicate she hadn’t consumed alcohol.
Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Holds Citizens Don’t Have Liberty Interest in Noncitizen Spouses...
The U.S. Supreme Court found an American citizen didn’t have fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the U.S.
Court Opinion: Colorado Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Noise Complaint Claims
The Colorado Court of Appeals released an opinion in which it agreed with the dissent in a previous case, Hobbs v. Salida.