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John Walsh Wins Denver DA Primary, Other Races Set for November
John Walsh was in the minority of District Attorney candidates across the state who had to run in a contested primary.
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Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Says Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Violates Codes by Releasing Sacklers From Future Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Purdue Pharma’s proposed reorganization plan violates bankruptcy code because it would release the Sackler family from future claims.
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Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules ‘Gratuities’ to State, Local Officials Aren’t a Crime to Accept
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that an illegal gratuity payment of $13,000 was made to a local official in Indiana.
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Court Opinions: Attorney Suspended Over Fee Agreement, Trust Account Record Keeping
Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding he didn’t keep client funds in a trust and didn’t provide clients with a written fee agreement.
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Melissa Braun Joins Holland & Hart
Holland & Hart announced on May 25 that Melissa Braun joined the firm’s Denver office as a tax associate from Stinson LLP.
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Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling Against Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals released an opinion on the district court’s abstention in a case involving former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.
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Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Discovering She Fabricated an EtG Test, Committed Perjury
Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding she fabricated a test to indicate she hadn’t consumed alcohol.
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Colorado Judicial Institute Elects New Board Members
The Colorado Judicial Institute announced that it had elected Jim Carpenter, Joe Kennedy, Judge Andrew Luxen and Shawna Seldon McGregor as new board members.
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