Brown — Colorado Supreme Court upheld strict-liability hit-and-run convictions and habitual-offender sentence
Case Jason P. Brown v. The People of the State of Colorado Court Colorado Supreme Court Judge Justice Gabriel; Justice
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J.B. v. MKBS — Defaulting driver could testify, and defense verdict supported judgment in his favor
Case J.B., as legal guardian and personal representative of E.B., an adult with a disability v. MKBS, LLC d/b/a Metro
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Nicola v. City of Grand Junction — Colorado Supreme Court holds one-year survival-claim deadline applies even without a court-appointed guardian
Case City of Grand Junction and Public Service Company of Colorado d/b/a Xcel Energy v. John Nicola, individually and as
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Colorado Redistricting Initiatives #241, #242 & #328 — Colorado Supreme Court strikes all three ballot initiatives as violating the single-subject rule because each measure was conditioned on passage of a separate initiative
Case In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause for Proposed Initiative 2025-2026 #241 (Robert Balink v.
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People v. Ceus — Colorado Supreme Court reinstates child-abuse-resulting-in-death convictions, finding instructional error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
Case The People of the State of Colorado v. Madani Ceus Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Judge SAMOUR
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Unite for Colorado v. Colorado Dept. of State — Colorado Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals, holds Unite did not qualify as an issue committee in 2020
Case Unite for Colorado v. Colorado Department of State; Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as the Colorado Secretary of
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Williams v. Nathan / Hubbard v. Brackney — Colorado Supreme Court strikes titles for two mid-decade redistricting initiatives as violating the single-subject rule
Case Wayne Williams v. Tanya Nathan and Lindsey Rasmussen; Curtis Hubbard v. John Brackney and Robyn Carnes, In the Matter
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Arrowhead Colorado Metropolitan District v. Roxborough Park Foundation — Colorado Supreme Court holds trial courts have discretion to order prehearing discovery in condemnation proceedings
Case In Re Arrowhead Colorado Metropolitan District v. Roxborough Park Foundation, et al. Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc
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People v. Castro-Velasquez — Colorado Supreme Court affirms suppression of confession obtained during Rule 41.1 DNA-collection order execution
Case The People of the State of Colorado v. Angel Adrian Castro-Velasquez Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Judge
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Brown v. People — Colorado Supreme Court affirms hit-and-run strict-liability convictions and 60-year habitual-offender sentence
Case Jason P. Brown v. The People of the State of Colorado Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Judge
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People v. Gerle — Colorado Supreme Court reverses new-trial order, holds prior consensual BDSM texts irrelevant to assault and false-imprisonment charges
Case The People of the State of Colorado v. Donald Louis Gerle Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Judge
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People v. Jebe — Colorado Supreme Court holds that prosecution’s timely motion to reconsider tolls the 49-day appeal deadline
Case The People of the State of Colorado v. Quinn M. Jebe Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Judge
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Veolia Water Technologies v. Antero Treatment — Colorado Supreme Court holds economic loss rule does not bar fraudulent inducement claim arising before contract formation
Case Veolia Water Technologies, Inc. v. Antero Treatment LLC, Antero Resources Corporation, Antero Midstream Partners LP, and Antero Midstream Corporation
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J.B. v. MKBS, LLC — Colorado Supreme Court holds defaulting defendant may testify at codefendant’s trial and receive judgment in his favor based on jury verdict
Case J.B., as legal guardian and personal representative of E.B., an adult with a disability v. MKBS, LLC d/b/a Metro
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Moreno v. Circle K Stores — Colorado Supreme Court holds that firing an employee for lawfully acting in self-defense violates public policy
Case Mary Ann Moreno v. Circle K Stores, Inc. Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Judge Berkenkotter (Jared Polis,
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Kavanaugh v. Telluride Locals Coalition — Colorado Supreme Court holds PUD agreement amendments are administrative, not subject to citizen initiative
Case Tiffany Kavanaugh, in her official capacity as Telluride Town Clerk v. Telluride Locals Coalition Petitioners’ Committee; Matthew Hintermeister; Ian
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People v. Roberts — Colorado Supreme Court holds defendant whose private attorney filed a postconviction motion “already had counsel” and was not entitled to public defender supplementation
Case In Re The People of the State of Colorado v. Clemente Roberts Court Colorado Supreme Court, En Banc Judge