Improper Prosecutorial Remarks Alone Do Not Establish “Extreme” Special Circumstances for Disqualification Under § 20-1-107(2) I. Introduction In The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Rocky Wayne...
People v. Steinhauser: Minister-of-Justice Aggravation, Dominant Victim-Vulnerability Weighting, and a Split-Suspension Model Allowing Reinstatement by Motion Despite a “One Year and a Day” Term...
Generative-AI Deepfake “Nudes” Were Not “Sexually Exploitative Material” Under Pre-2025 § 18-6-403; 2025 Amendments Changed (Not Clarified) the Law I. Introduction In re People of Int. of S.G.H.,...
People v. West (2025 CO 61): Prosecutorial Disqualification Requires Record-Proven “Extreme Circumstances” Making a Fair Trial Unlikely—Not Mere Impropriety or Public-Perception Concerns I....
Corporate Media as “Citizens” Under Colorado’s Open Meetings Law: A Commentary on Sentinel Colorado v. Rodriguez I. Introduction The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in The Sentinel Colorado v....
Jury Factfinding and Second Juries in Habitual Criminal Sentencing: Commentary on People v. Gregg (2025 CO 57) I. Introduction The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Gregg, 2025 CO 57,...
People v. Gregg: Jury Fact‑Finding for Habitual Criminal Status and No Double Jeopardy Bar to a Second Jury I. Introduction In People v. Gregg, 2025 CO 57, 576 P.3d 725 (Colo. 2025), the Colorado...
Jury Determines “Separate and Distinct Criminal Episodes” Under Pre-2025 Habitual Scheme; Trial Judge Performs Sufficiency Review; Second Jury Permitted Without Double Jeopardy Introduction In re...
Limiting Colorado Minimum Wage Act Claims to the Wage Claim Act’s Two- and Three-Year Statute of Limitations: Commentary on By the Rockies, LLC v. Perez I. Introduction In By the Rockies, LLC, and...
Minimum Wage Act Claims Borrow the Wage Claim Act’s Two-/Three-Year Limitations Period I. Introduction By the Rockies, LLC v. Perez, 2025 CO 56, resolves a recurring gap in Colorado wage-and-hour...
COML Cure Doctrine Confirmed; Prevailing-Party Fees When Violation Is Proven and Cure Occurs Only After Suit Case: O'Connell v. Woodland Park School District, 2025 CO 55 (Colo. Sept. 15, 2025) Court:...
People v. Ray: Managing Res Gestae Fallout, Defining Limits on Victim Character Evidence, and Upholding LWOP for Emerging Adults I. Introduction The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in People v....
Colorado’s Anti-SLAPP Catchall: Two-Step “Public Issue/Public Interest” Test and Motive-Irrelevance Rule 1. Introduction In Lind-Barnett v. Tender Care Veterinary Center, Inc., 2025 CO 62 (Colo. Aug....
Undercover Drug “Buy Money” Is Not Restitution: Narrowing “Money Advanced” and “Extraordinary Investigative Costs” and Overruling People v. Juanda I. Introduction People v. Hollis, 2025 CO 54,...
Prosecutor Disbarment for Prejudicial Public Commentary and Baseless Judge Investigation; No Rule 5.1(b) Liability for Suboptimal Supervision of Seasoned Prosecutors Introduction Matter of Stanley no...
Debit Cards Are Per Se “Financial Devices” Under § 18-5-901(6): No Proof of Usability at the Time of Possession Required 1. Introduction In People v. Hudson, 2025 CO 52, the Colorado Supreme Court...
People v. Ray (2025 CO 42M): Post-Rojas Treatment of “Res Gestae” Other-Acts Evidence, CRE 606(b) Limits on Juror Inquiry, and Separation-of-Powers Protection of Gubernatorial LWOP Commutations...
Prefiling Interest on Economic Damages Falls Within HCAA Good-Cause Exception (Overruling Wallbank) I. Introduction Bianco v. Rudnicki (2025 CO 49) addresses how Colorado’s Health Care Availability...
Expanding an Existing Tax Base to New Providers or Services Creates a “New Tax” Under TABOR Case: MetroPCS California, LLC v. City of Lakewood, Colorado Citation: 2025 CO 53 (Colo. Sept. 8, 2025)...
Hobbs v. City of Salida: § 25-12-103(11) Noise-Abatement Exemption Applies to Permittees Only When a Government/Nonprofit Uses the Property for the Event Introduction In Hobbs v. City of Salida, the...