Legal History

The news media often covers sensationalized cases in-volving serial killers, but rarely does that coverage backfire… Continue Reading Navigating Prejudicial Pretrial Publicity
People v. McCrary

Prior to 1982, Colorado officials had difficulty assessing property values to determine taxes for property owners.… Continue Reading Death and Taxes
The Gallagher Amendment’s change to actual and assessed property value

The Black Dahlia murder case is nationally infamous, but few know of a similar, but unrelated,… Continue Reading People v. Masters
A case for DNA preservation

Activists working to abolish Colorado’s capital punishment law often cite cases of false conviction and execution.… Continue Reading Joe Arridy’s False Conviction
'The happiest prisoner on death row’

Miranda rights have been the subject of many appeals and cases since 1966. Many cases cite… Continue Reading The Need for ‘Rational Intellect’
Colorado v. Connelly

Capital punishment in Colorado was abolished in the last legislative session, and many state-level advocates have… Continue Reading Sticky Sentencing
The 1942 case that sparked a novel capital punishment conversation

The athletic community in recent years has lobbied for student athletes to receive salaried pay for… Continue Reading The Constitutionality of Student-Athlete Drug Testing

Divorce often involves couples fighting over assets — second houses, cars or even pets. But one… Continue Reading Degrees of Separation
Graham v. Graham raises the question of education as a marital asset

Denver has had several brushes with the infamous, such as Ted Bundy and alleged Boulder serial… Continue Reading Denver’s Strangler
Colorado’s serial killer sparks speculation, more than a century later