Tag:Colorado court decisions

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Elephants Aren’t ‘People’ Under the State’s Habeas Statute

The state Supreme Court affirmed that Colorado’s habeas statute only applies to persons, and not to nonhuman animals, no matter how cognitively sophisticated they may be.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Finds Life Without Parole Sentence Isn’t Unconstitutional

The Colorado Supreme Court determined the state’s life without the possibility of parole sentence isn’t categorically unconstitutional.