Tag:U.S. Supreme Court

Case of the Year Goes to Clemency Grant Over Life Without Parole Sentence

Civil rights and personal injury law had a big night at the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s annual spring dinner on Thursday.  The night’s Case of...

Colorado Poised for Its Piece of Sports Betting With House Bill 1327

Since a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last May struck down a federal ban on sports gambling, dozens of states have rushed to introduce...

Supreme Court Takes Up LGBTQ Cases

An issue that has been long-pegged for Supreme Court review — whether sexual orientation and transgender status are federally protected from discrimination — is set...

Court Opinions- Apr 22, 2019

Lorenzen v. Pinnacol Assurance In this bad faith breach of insurance contract case, Richard Lorenzen sued Pinnacol Assurance, his employer’s workers’ compensation insurer, after Pinnacol...

Weighing Pros and Cons of National Injunctions

After noticing an increasing trend of controversial national injunctions, the University of Colorado Law School faculty decided it was time to unpack major issues...

County Employee’s Sworn Testimony Not Protected Speech, 10th Circuit Says

When government workers testify in court as private citizens, is their sworn testimony protected from workplace retaliation under the First Amendment? Not necessarily, according...

Twenty-Four Years Later, Turning Heartbreak Into Victory

Editor’s Note: People v. Curtis Brooks is one of four cases considered for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s Case of the Year Award. Law...

John Low Dies at 95

Lawyers are known for avoiding retirement, but Sherman & Howard member John Low stood out for practicing well into his nineties. He died last...