Tag:Colorado Supreme Court
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Colorado Supreme Court Will Repeat Online Bar Exam in July
Colorado held its first-ever remotely administered bar exam in February, and for bar administrators, the exam worked well enough to be repeated in July....
Courts
Court Opinions- Mar 01, 2021
People v. Forgette
Elliott Forgette appealed a conviction and sentence for burglary. The appeal presents an issue of juror inattentiveness — namely, whether a juror’s...
Courts
State Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Indian Child Welfare Act Case, 6 Others
The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in seven cases next week, including cases that raise questions about a trial court’s obligations under...
Courts
Supreme Court Clarifies Marital Property Questions
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered opinions in a pair of divorce disputes that have raised concerns among family law attorneys.
Under Colorado’s Uniform...
History
Cruel and Unusual?
After Jesus Gutierrez was convicted of felony menacing and unlawful use of an incendiary device in the commission of a felony, he was adjudicated...
Courts
Court Opinions- Feb 22, 2021
Ryser v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
After Kent Ryser and two of his co-workers returned from a work trip together in one of his coworker’s...
Legislature
‘We Will Get This Right’
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright, who has served as chief only since January, delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to...
History
Gregory Scott’s Historic Time on the Bench
Gregory Scott in 1993 became not only the first Black man to hold one of the highest judicial positions in the state but also...