Tag:Colorado Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Requires Petition Signatures In-Person
The Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the judgment of the Denver District Court in an appeal addressing whether the governor was authorized under...
News
July Bar Exam Slated for End of Month, COVID Permitting and With Restrictions
The Colorado Supreme Court still intends to proceed with the state bar exam, planned for July 28-29, but the situation is being monitored in...
Courts
Court Opinions- Jun 29, 2020
People v. Figueroa-Lemus
Both the People and Eswin Figueroa-Lemus petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment affirming the denial of Figueroa-Lemus’s Crim. P....
Opinion
Colorado Supreme Court Emphasizes Foreseeability in Proximate Cause Analysis
In a case that “truly tests the boundaries of the proximate cause inquiry,” the Colorado Supreme Court recently expounded on — and arguably altered...
Opinion
Supreme Court OK’s TABOR Repeal Initiative
Last year, a divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled that an initiative to repeal the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights didn’t violate the state’s “single subject”...
Features
The Open Meetings Law, Life Insurance, a TABOR Repeal and Planned Parenthood in One Session
The state Supreme Court finishes its session on June 30, and decisions will also slow to a trickle until September. Most of the court’s...
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Courts
Supreme Court Considers Common-Law Marriage Conundrum
The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments June 24 in cases that raise questions about how to determine whether a same-sex couple is in...
Courts
Court Opinions- Jun 22, 2020
Manjarrez v. People
Forty-five-year-old Richard Manjarrez hired his friends’ teenage daughter to clean his houseThe girl’s parents had consented to the arrangement because they considered...