History

Using genetic genealogy and other investigative tools, CBI said remains found in 1970 have been identified as Gardner Paul Smith.

In 1983, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s council members decided to drop a $1.5 million libel lawsuit based on the outcome of another case.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 24 a cold case arrest was made in the 1996 murder of Terri Turachak.

Early last year, a Colorado woman used a new state law to sue over an alleged sexual assault committed in 1977 – but what’s in the new law?

In 1881, John Gunnell became the first Black state lawmaker. The Denver Republican faced intense opposition and racism while he served in the House.

At the 175th anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Law Week takes a look back at the agreement’s impacts on both Mexico and the U.S.

Among other accomplishments, Wham was credited in a state Senate joint memorial for creating Colorado’s statewide trauma system.

Dawn DeHerrera’s case may show some of the unclear reporting in the criminal justice system lawmakers are attempting to remedy.

Casimiro Barela was one of the drafters of the Colorado Constitution and he suggested writing it in three languages.

Mary G. Harris Jones, or Mother Jones, was a popular labor and union activist in the early 1900s. She was also an advocate of child labor laws.