First Death Penalty Case in Colorado Was in 1859
The first death penalty case in Colorado happened in 1859.
Rehabilitation Act Celebrates 50 Years
The 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was reflected upon by the U.S. Justice Department Sept. 26.
A Brief History of License Requirements
Law Week takes a look back at the history behind legal licensing.
A Brief History of a 1980 Steamboat Springs Easement Dispute
In 1980, Steamboat Springs was sued by two condo associations for closing an intersection.
Are CLEs a Cruel, Unusual Punishment?
In 1983, a Colorado attorney alleged the CLE rule violated his First, Fourth, Eighth and 13th Amendment rights and asked for $9 million in relief.
The Chief Justice Who Opposed Suspension of Habeas Corpus During Colorado Labor Wars
Then-Justice Robert Steele was the only judge to dissent to the suspension of habeas corpus during the Colorado Labor Wars.
Saddle Up: One of the State’s Oddest Early Internet Legal Battles
A Denver saddle company won a temporary restraining order against a web hosting firm for “manipulating the internet,” according to June 1998 coverage.
The 1937 ‘Microphone Scandal’: When an Attorney, Reporter, Restaurant Inspector Bugged the Governor’s Office
In 1937, a special grand jury convened in Denver to investigate what news outlets called the “Microphone Scandal.”
The Trial of Lauren Watson
In March 1969, as the civil rights movement in the U.S. was in full swing, a chapter was playing out in a Denver courtroom.
To Sue an Almost Assassin’s Therapist
Colorado plaintiffs in 1983 sued the psychiatrist treating John Hinckley Jr. at the time of his attempted assassination of former Pres. Ronald Reagan.