‘Female Furies,’ a Brief History of Juvenile Detention Facilities
Funding, operational and organizational issues plagued both the courts and the facilities for roughly a century.
1993 Remains of Becky Redecker Identified
The remains of Becky Redecker found in 1993 were identified in August 2020 by Douglas County investigators but her cause of death remains undetermined.
A Brief History of Colorado’s No-Fault Divorce
In the early 1970s, Colorado adopted a no-fault divorce law alongside roughly 11 other states.
A Brief History of Justice System Dogs
Facility dogs have played a critical role in Colorado courtrooms and prisons for the past 20 years.
Former Denver DA, Colonel, Crimebuster Philip Van Cise
Philip Van Cise was a former Denver DA who fought the hold of organized crime in the city during the Prohibition era.
A Brief History of the Battle of Glorieta Pass
Colorado contributed to a tipping point in the U.S. Civil War before being entangled with the Ku Klux Klan early in its statehood.
A Decade of Legal Stress Before Long-Planned Burnt Mountain Ski Expansion
Pitkin County sued once in 1983 and threatened a second suit in 1994 over the expansion of a ski area in Snowmass Village.
The 100-Year-Old South Platte River Compact
The South Platte River Compact is a century old. But what’s actually in the agreement and why is Nebraska looking to invoke it?
‘Big Ed’s’ 1936 Martial Law Declaration
In 1936, former Colorado Gov. Edwin “Big Ed” Johnson declared martial law in an attempt to close the state’s border with New Mexico.
The 1981 Constitutionality Case Against the Second-Degree Murder Statute
In 1981, the state Supreme Court needed to determine if the state’s second-degree murder statute was unconstitutional.