Tag:Law Week case summaries

Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Police ‘Facilitated’ K-9 Search During a Traffic Stop

The Colorado Supreme Court determined a K-9 agent’s vehicle search in Lakewood violated the Fourth Amendment.

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 Appeals Court Rules on Sactions for AI ‘Hallucinations’ in Briefs, Involuntary Medication Cases

Facing an influx of briefs riddled with fake legal citations and errors, the appeals court determined future filings with such errors may result in sanctions.