Tag: Justice Richard Gabriel
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‘Something about that is wrong’: Colorado justices weigh ski resort immunity for child’s debilitating fall
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In a case that attracted the interest of Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry, the state Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether parents may waive their children’s right to sue for debilitating injuries that are allegedly the fault of a negligent ski resort operator. Annalea “Annie” Miller was 16 years old when she fell 30 feet from…
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Colorado justices struggle with juror in Black defendant’s trial who ‘didn’t want diversity’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Colorado Supreme Court this week struggled with the fate of a Black defendant’s convictions in an overwhelmingly White jurisdiction, after a trial judge refused to dismiss a juror who admitted he “didn’t want diversity.” Although the justices have previously addressed cases involving people of…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs immunity for speeding officer who killed 2
The Court of Appeals believed emergency responders lose immunity when they fail to activate their lights or sirens at the outset of a pursuit, but the Supreme Court appeared reluctant to accept that standard
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Colorado justices weigh disbarment of attorney who mishandled client funds
Lengthy disciplinary proceedings in the District of Columbia triggered attorney John Kennedy’s disbarment in Colorado, which he is now contesting
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Colorado justices hear arguments on Jeffco slip-and-fall, man’s pursuit of bike thief
The state Supreme Court conducted oral arguments at an Aurora high school through its Courts in the Community program
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Colorado Supreme Court wary of letting Adams County sue Denver over airport noise monitoring
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three years after a trial judge concluded Denver breached its agreement with Adams County to use a monitoring system for reporting excessive noise levels at Denver International Airport, the Colorado Supreme Court is weighing whether Adams County actually missed its opportunity to sue — by 20…
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Colorado appeals court finds no error in handling of Planned Parenthood mass shooting lawsuit
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined a trial judge did not unfairly limit the types of evidence jurors could hear when they rendered a verdict that Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains was not liable for a 2015 mass shooting at its Colorado Springs clinic. In 2021, a Denver jury decided Planned Parenthood did not…
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Colorado justices weigh need for tribal engagement in potential ‘Indian child’ cases
Although federal law requires tribal nations to be notified whenever an American Indian child is involved in welfare proceedings, it is unclear whether counties must contact tribes when there is only a possibility of tribal membership
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Colorado Supreme Court walks back appeals court’s reversal of $3 million fine against CollegeAmerica
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday walked back a lower court’s reversal of a $3 million penalty against a technical college that deceived its students, with the justices instead directing the Court of Appeals to take a closer look at the evidence before ordering a…
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Colorado Supreme Court critical of prosecutors’ misleading presentation of evidence
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday pushed back against the notion that prosecutors can paint a misleading picture of a criminal defendant’s guilt by shielding the jury from evidence the defendant did not commit an offense after all. In a pair of cases argued before the justices, the government asserted the state’s Court…