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Joanie Donahue Joins Sherman & Howard

On Aug. 22, Sherman & Howard announced that Joanie Donahue had joined the firm’s business and real estate practice group.

Colorado River Basin’s Largest Users Look to Conservation Strategies While Negotiators Work on Future Law of the River

With the Colorado River Basin facing an uncertain future, farmers, ranchers and municipal water managers look to various water conservation strategies to reduce and maximize their water usage.

Federal Judge Blocks FTC Noncompete Ban, Finds Agency Lacked Authority

Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas found that the FTC exceeded its authority with the noncompete ban and that the rule was arbitrary and capricious.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Holds Confrontation Clause Error was Harmless in Alexander Pogosyan Appeal

The 10th Circuit agreed with the district court that the Colorado Court of Appeals erred with regard to the confrontation clause in the Alexander Pogosyan case, but agreed with the district court that the error was harmless.

Court Opinions: Supreme Court Denies Stays on Preliminary Injunctions Against Expanded Sex Discrimination Definition for Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled the government didn’t meet its burden to disprove the new allegedly unlawful provisions impact others of the rule.

Big Deals Q2 2024

Firms reported 21 second quarter big deals to Law Week, surpassing deals reported in the first quarter of 2023.

Philip Hornbein, a Force Inside and Outside the Courtroom

In a multi-decade legal career, Philip Hornbein led the state’s Democratic Party, opposed the Ku Klux Klan and defended many Coloradans in court.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Finds ALJ Correctly Awarded BLBA Benefits

The 10th Circuit denied a petition for review from Sunnyside Coal Company that contested the benefits awarded to a coal miner under the Black Lung Benefits Act.