Colorado

SCOTUS ballot ruling raises new questions even as it answers others

The Supreme Court quickly and unanimously resolved a case this week that had divided legal scholars for months, clearing a path for Donald Trump to remain on the ballot for president nationwide. But in doing so, the justices unleashed new questions that could confront Congress and the courts after the November election. “They’ve introduced new uncertainty,” said Richard Hasen.

Mar 8, 2024 11:45 AM CST

Did ‘grand bargain’ fail to materialize in Trump ballot case? Metadata leads to speculation

The U.S. Supreme Court left "a big clue dangling in the metadata" about potential negotiations when it issued a unanimous decision Monday that kept former President Donald Trump on the ballot in Colorado, according to an article in Slate.

Mar 5, 2024 10:07 AM CST

SCOTUS unanimously keeps Trump on ballot amid sparring over reach of decision; did it ‘insulate’ insurrectionists?

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Colorado can’t kick former President Donald Trump off the primary ballot because it is up to Congress, not the states, to enforce the constitutional ban on insurrectionists holding office.

Mar 4, 2024 9:08 AM CST

Law prof who wrote about ‘the law school scam’ settles discrimination suit for $160K

A University of Colorado Law School professor who blogged at Inside the Law School Scam has settled his June 2023 lawsuit alleging pay discrimination and retaliation.

Feb 21, 2024 8:19 AM CST

Chemerinsky: How not to decide Trump’s Colorado ballot case

How the U.S. Supreme Court writes its opinion in Trump v. Anderson could have enormous long-term implications. The oral arguments on Feb. 8 left no doubt that the Supreme Court will reverse the Colorado Supreme Court and hold that Donald Trump is not disqualified from being on the ballot for the Republican primary in that state.

Feb 21, 2024 8:17 AM CST

Supreme Court seems poised to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot

The Supreme Court on Thursday seemed prepared to keep Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot, expressing deep concerns about the ability of a single state to disqualify a candidate from seeking national office.

Feb 8, 2024 9:30 AM CST

Law prof presses male sex-bias allegations in new suit after federal judge tosses his Title IX claim

Updated: A professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law has filed a new lawsuit against the school stemming from a former associate dean’s alleged comments in 2016 that she didn’t want to see white men teaching anymore in the trial advocacy program that he headed.

Feb 7, 2024 10:42 AM CST

Qualified immunity shield may depend on size and publication rate of federal appeals court, new report says

Qualified immunity “protects officials too much and our rights too little,” according to a new report by the Institute for Justice based on an analysis of more than 5,500 federal appeals decisions over an 11-year period.

Feb 7, 2024 8:47 AM CST

Accusation that naked ‘idiot’ lawyer injured Phish fan while rushing stage leads to legal discipline for writer

A Colorado lawyer’s “demeaning and unprofessional language” and threats of disclosure in a demand letter seeking $50,000 for her client’s injuries at a Phish concert have led to a public censure.

Jan 30, 2024 2:38 PM CST

Contract requiring exiting lawyer to pay fee for every client he takes can’t be enforced, top state court says

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law firm can’t enforce a contract provision that required departing lawyers to pay $1,052 for each client they take with them when leaving.

Jan 17, 2024 9:48 AM CST

Northwestern law prof’s $5K charitable donation isn’t substitute for attorney fees sanction, federal judge says

A law professor’s $5,000 charitable donation can’t take the place of attorney fees that he was ordered to pay for wrongly seeking to remove a probate motion to federal court, a federal judge in Colorado ruled Monday.

Jan 11, 2024 2:29 PM CST

Trump ballot access case on ‘exceptionally fast’ briefing schedule’ in SCOTUS; ‘sprawling’ arguments possible

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 8 following its decision Friday to hear former President Donald Trump’s petition to overturn Colorado’s decision to keep him off the ballot in that state.

Jan 8, 2024 9:52 AM CST

Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

A gunman accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver by shooting out a window early Tuesday has been arrested on charges of arson, robbery and burglary.

Jan 3, 2024 8:19 AM CST

Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court stayed its 4-3 decision Tuesday that keeps former President Donald Trump off the Colorado primary ballot, allowing the U.S. Supreme Court to step in.

Dec 20, 2023 11:24 AM CST

Thieves sought lesser charge because stolen items were on sale; it’s not ‘some defense shenanigan,’ lawyer says

Two men convicted of felony theft this month for stealing from a Kohl’s in Parker, Colorado, had argued that they should have been charged with a misdemeanor because some of the stolen goods were on sale.

Dec 14, 2023 1:30 PM CST