Sanchez v. People: Colorado Upholds COLJI-Crim. E:03 (2022) “Firmly Convinced/Real Possibility” Reasonable-Doubt Instruction 1. Introduction In Sanchez v. People, 2026 CO 60, the Colorado Supreme...
Amended Pleadings Do Not Revive a Waived Civil Jury Right Absent New Triable Issues (C.R.C.P. 38) Introduction In In re SCP 3330 Brighton OPCO, LLC, the Colorado Supreme Court (original proceeding...
Dependency-and-Neglect Dismissal Is Appealable When It Locks In an Adverse Temporary Placement I. Introduction In T.L.P. v. People, 2026 CO 61, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed a recurring...
People v. Sloan (2026 CO 63): Instructional Errors on Uncontested Issues Do Not Satisfy Plain-Error “Substantial Rights” Review I. Introduction In People v. Sloan, 2026 CO 63, the Colorado Supreme...
Unobjected-to Instructional Errors on Uncontested Issues Do Not Constitute Plain Error (and “Eluding” Need Not End When Police Call Off a Chase) Case: People v. Jeffery Sloan, 2026 CO 63 (Colo. Sept....
Amended Pleadings Revive a Waived Civil Jury Demand Only When They Add New Triable Issues (Not New Theories or Clarifications) 1. Introduction In SCP 3330 Brighton v. Mountain Cement, 2026 CO 62...
COLJI-Crim. E:03 (2022) “Firmly Convinced / Real Possibility” Reasonable-Doubt Instruction Is Constitutional and Does Not Shift or Lower the Burden of Proof Case: Terran Sanchez v. People, 2026 CO 60...
Colorado Single-Subject Rule: Mid-Decade Redistricting Authorization Cannot Be Bundled with Adoption of a Specific Congressional Map Case: Williams v. Nathan (In re Title, Ballot Title, & Submission...
Colorado’s “Major Purpose” Test for Issue Committees: Holistic, Factor-Based Review with Aggregation Across Ballot Measures Case: Unite for Colo. v. Colo. Dep't of State, 2026 CO 56, 24SC281 (Colo....
Omitted “Resulted in Death” Enhancer Finding in Colorado Child Abuse Trials: Error, But Potentially Harmless Beyond a Reasonable Doubt; “Results in” Means But-For Causation Case: The People of the...
Colorado Single-Subject Rule: An Initiative Violates the Single Subject Requirement When Its Effectiveness Is Conditioned on Passage of a Separate Initiative Decision: Balink v. Nathan (In re Title,...
§ 13-81-103(1)(b) Imposes a One-Year Survival-Action Deadline for Decedents Under Disability Regardless of Legal Representative 1. Introduction In City of Grand Junction & Pub. Serv. Co. of Colo. v....
Colorado Single-Subject Rule: Mid-Decade Redistricting Authority and Adoption of a Specific Map Are Distinct Subjects in One Initiative Case: In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title, and Submission...
Interdependent Initiatives Contingent on Each Other Violate Colorado’s Single-Subject Rule Introduction In 2026 CO 58 (June 29, 2026), the Colorado Supreme Court decided three consolidated original...
Mid-Decade Redistricting Authorization and Adoption of a Specific Congressional Map Are Separate Subjects Under Colorado’s Single-Subject Rule Court: Colorado Supreme Court Citation: 2026 CO 57 (June...
Colorado Single-Subject Rule: An Initiative Is Multi-Subject When Its Effectiveness Is Conditioned on Passage of a Separate Initiative Case: In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title, and Submission...
Colorado Single-Subject Rule: Interlocking Initiatives Contingent on Each Other’s Passage Are Multi-Subject Introduction In 2026 CO 58 (June 29, 2026), the Colorado Supreme Court decided three...
People v. Ceus (2026 CO 59): Harmless Omission of the “Child Abuse Resulting in Death” Enhancer Finding and Clarification that “Results In” Imposes But-For (Not Proximate) Causation Introduction...
Colorado “Major Purpose” for Issue-Committee Status: Holistic, Factor-Guided Inquiry with Aggregation Across Ballot Measures Introduction Unite for Colorado v. Department of State, 2026 CO 56 (Colo....
City of Grand Junction v. Nicola: Section 13-81-103(1)(b) Imposes a One-Year Survival-Claim Deadline Upon Death of a Person Under Disability, Regardless of Legal Representative Appointment Court:...