Tag:Colorado Supreme Court

Express Malice

First-degree murder is “the deliberate and premeditated killing of a human being with express malice,” according to determinations made in Watkins v. People in...

Supreme Court Justice Carlos Samour Shares Tips for Trial Attorneys

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Carlos Samour on Nov. 19 shared his advice on professionalism in the courtroom during a CLE presented by the Colorado...

Court Opinions- Nov 16, 2020

People v. Williams The People petitioned for review of the Colorado Court of Appeals’ judgment reversing Williams’s conviction for distributing a schedule II controlled substance.  At...

State Supreme Court Considers “Use-It-Or-Lose-It” Vacation Policies

The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could bring much-needed clarity on whether “use-it-or-lose-it” vacation policies are allowed...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Government Immunity Cases

The Colorado Supreme Court on Oct. 13 heard arguments in two cases that shed light on the tension between the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and...

Up and Coming Lawyers 2020: Annie Martinez

Annie Martínez calls her legal practice a “defense-minded practice.” Her solo firm, Bridge Legal Solutions, handles family, criminal and juvenile defense law, and often...

Up and Coming Lawyers 2020: H. Rachael Million-Perez

H. Rachael Million-Perez said her pathway to the law was formed by her mother, who would tell her argumentative daughter when she was small...

Licensed Paralegal Professionals: Non-Attorneys in the Courtroom?

By 2020, a handful of states across the country have taken different steps to allow non-attorneys to offer legal services to clients in certain...