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Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Disciplinary Judgment for Attorney Following ‘Expletive-Laden Outbursts’ at School District Staff in IEP Case

The attorney also called a school district staff member a “despicable creature and a cancer to kids” in a follow up email, later telling OARC investigators “I like to call things what they are.”

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Holds Courts Can Reimpose Probation on Sentences Served Without Violating Allman v. People

The state Supreme Court also ruled this week that a trial court has no freestanding authority to order discovery absent certain authorizations.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Sides with CSU in Class Action Student Lawsuit Over 2020 Campus Closure

The Colorado Supreme Court overturned a split appellate decision that reinstated a group of CSU students’ unjust enrichment claims. It held that the claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment were mutually exclusive in this case.

Court Opinions: Colorado’s PDJ Suspends One Attorney, Issues Amended Opinion Imposing Sanctions on Linda Stanley

Colorado’s disciplinary judge suspended an attorney after he failed to progress on a CFI report. The judge also issued an amended opinion for Linda Stanley.

Court Opinions: Colorado Appeals Court Finds Trinidad Ambulance District Reasonably Complied With its Service Plan After Modifying Services

The appeals court also ruled party rights under the state’s Offer of Settlement statute are to be determined as to each statutorily compliant offer made.

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.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Miranda Ruling from Appeals Court

The state Supreme Court found that a woman who was being questioned about murder and had bags placed on her hands was in custody under Miranda.

Court Opinion: PDJ Disbars Attorney After Finding She Continued an Immigration Practice While Under Suspension

Colorado’s PDJ disbarred an attorney after disciplinary authorities discovered multiple times she practiced law while she was suspended for six months in 2023.