Tag: Justice William Hood
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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 Supreme Court examines reasonableness of DPS search of student on ‘safety plan’
The constitutional challenge to the student’s backpack search narrowed to the question of whether he had notice his safety plan was in effect
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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 Supreme Court reinstates $940,000 jury award to man run over during rescue attempt
A belligerent taxicab passenger stole the vehicle and used it to run over the good Samaritan who came to the driver’s aid
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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 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 faces ‘difficult’ question of whether to shut window on child sex abuse survivors
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday stared down two possibilities: If it deems a 2021 law designed to help survivors of childhood sex abuse unconstitutional, many victims will have no avenue to hold their abusers or the institutions that harbored them legally liable. On the other hand, if the court upholds the law, then schools,…
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Colorado Supreme Court ponders whether domestic violence treatment is ‘punishment’
Defendants whose crimes involve domestic violence are generally required to complete a treatment program and face other consequences, including the relinquishment of firearms. This week, the Colorado Supreme Court considered whether juries, instead of judges, should decide whether an offense amounts to domestic violence. To get to the answer, the justices must weigh a related…