SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Sixth Amendment gives everyone who stands trial for a crime the right to an attorney. For poor defendants, this means that they have the right to be assigned a public defender, legal-aid lawyer, or court-appointed attorney. Davis appealed to the Colorado Court of Appeals, which reversed. Davis did not stop. In Davis v.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When you retain an attorney, your settlement amount or jury award is likely to be higher than if you handled the claim on your own. .

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and other top state criminal justice leaders have announced the creation of a $1.1 million program aimed at connecting people leaving prison to jobs that will help them stabilize and avoid committing another crime, reports the Denver Post.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 29, 2024

A district attorney in Larimer County, Colorado, has notified 57 defense attorneys that their cases may be affected by credibility problems with a retired DNA…

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A judge in Larimer County, Colorado, has ordered a welding company to pay attorney fees and costs after attempting to pay a $23,500 settlement in…

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 26, 2024

Updated: A Colorado lawyer has received a stayed 60-day suspension for posing as a judge and a former deputy district attorney in blog comments last…

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A Colorado district attorney is seeking reconsideration of a 110-year sentence for a truck driver convicted for a 2019 crash that killed four people after…

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Order Merrilyn’s book in the Attorney at Work shop. In Colorado, where I live, 632 people just passed the 2014 state bar exam. ” The post Five Questions to Ask a New Client appeared first on Attorney at Work. Well, yes and no. Lawyer-Client Relations: Socrates Was On to Something. Here are five really good ones.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 31, 2024

million attorney fee award to the victorious defendant in Realtime Adaptive Streaming L.L.C. 285, arguing that it contradicts Supreme Court precedent of both Octane Fitness and Highmark , which provided district courts with substantial autonomy in determining whether to award attorney fees. . § million in attorney fees.

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Above The Law

JUNE 10, 2021

Tennessee Lookout ] * A Colorado lawyer's discipline for using an anti-gay slur has been upheld. Colorado Politics ] * A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against McDonald's by black franchisees claiming racial discrimination. The Samoas must flow.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Please note that there are alternatives to bankruptcy such as Colorado debt relief, but those have pros and cons as well, so it’s important to consider.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2023

Elenis that a Colorado-based web designer cannot be compelled to create wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples, despite the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) which protects LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in public accommodations. The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in 303 Creative LLC v.

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Law 360

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce, attorneys at Husch Blackwell and others are urging the state's attorney general to ensure that privacy regulations he's drafting align with those in other states and to prioritize clarifying how companies should handle consumer requests to stop the sharing of their personal information.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Divorce can be traumatizing, not only for the couple that are deciding to split for their reasons but also for children.

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The Crime Report

JULY 21, 2021

The Colorado Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a proposal that would fix a decades-old legal standard that has made it easy for attorneys to exclude people of color, especially African Americans, from serving on juries, reports the Colorado Sun.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

. “By incorporating AI-generated summaries, we’re providing our users with immediate insights, ensuring they don’t have to wade through extensive decisions,” said Kelly Twigger , the Colorado lawyer who is the founder and CEO of eDiscovery Assistant.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit on Tuesday, seeking to stop the implementation of the new rule. In addition to New York, the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina and the District of Columbia are also part of the lawsuit.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The stifling of competition, state attorneys general alleged, has established Google’s nearly 90 percent market dominance in search and search advertising. ” Google responded to the lawsuit by state attorneys general in a blog post authored by Adam Cohen, the company’s director of economic policy.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 22, 2022

So, what should lawyers do if they begin to notice a change in a client’s behavior and become uncomfortable with the client’s ability to properly contribute to the attorney-client relationship? So, attorneys must not only provide sufficient information, but also try to reasonably evaluate the client’s comprehension of the information.

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Mondaq

APRIL 20, 2022

On April 12, 2022, the Colorado Department of Law released its Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act, following state Attorney General Phil Weiser's remarks at the International Association of Privacy Professionals' Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2024

* Supreme Court planning to phone in rulings today and while there's no hint as to what it is, the Colorado primary is tomorrow and they'd probably like to know who's on that ballot. [ CNN ] * Attorneys in Elon Musk executive compensation suit want to be paid in Tesla stock. Reuters ] The post Morning Docket: 03.04.24

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In Colorado, Rule 1.5(h) Colorado has even published a sample flat-fee agreement here. The post Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing appeared first on Attorney at Work. Some jurisdictions have proactively addressed flat fees in their rules. The ‘Reasonable Test’ Remains Universal.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Colorado's attorney general has delivered much-needed clarity on how the state's new privacy rules are likely to be enforced, while also highlighting areas of growing tension on topics like consent and consumer opt-outs that companies should focus on moving forward, experts say.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Reporting on the latest data, OPB details that Oregon’s public defense system’s stress has had long-lasting implications, as it has one-third of the attorneys the state news to “adequately represent criminal defendants.”. Those standards are expected to be released in May, replacing metrics that have been in place for decades.

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Law 360

AUGUST 25, 2023

Colorado is the most recent state to allow other types of legal providers, not just attorneys, to offer specific services in certain circumstances — and more states should rethink the century-old assumptions that shape our current regulatory rules, say Natalie Anne Knowlton and Janet Drobinske at the University of Denver.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2022

Justice Department attorneys are increasingly leveraging the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to address discrimination and civil rights violations against people with substance use disorders, STAT News reports. It also targets facilities that retaliate against or punish those in recovery, particularly in the criminal justice system.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2022

” An attorney for Guzmán said an appeal to the Supreme Court is likely. He is currently incarcerated at the Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, a super-maximum prison known as ADX Florence. Guzmán had previously been incarcerated in and escaped from two maximum-security prisons in Mexico.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) program announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland will allow agencies to apply for special grants to purchase the cameras, pay for their implementation or expand existing programs. This grant follows Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. The Justice Department will allocate $7.65

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

When one person fails to obey the parenting time order issued during the divorce proceedings, the other can file a motion with the court requesting help.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2023

Along with the DOJ, eight states’ Attorney Generals joined as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Google. The eight states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont. In 2020, the DOJ filed a similar civil antitrust complaint against Google.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

o Northwest Colorado. Unfortunately, stress among paralegal staff is not as well addressed as attorney stress. After practicing as an attorney for many years, she now lives and writes in Florida for Smokeball. B ottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

o Northwest Colorado. Unfortunately, stress among paralegal staff is not as well addressed as attorney stress. After practicing as an attorney for many years, she now lives and writes in Florida for Smokeball. B ottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in the case of a Colorado man who was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for stalking based on the Facebook messages that he sent to local musician Coles Whalen. Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser arguing for the state.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For decades, attorneys, activists, academics, and even judges have openly critiqued the War on Drugs and its associated harsh enforcement policies such as mandatory minimum sentencing. Benjamin Levin is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. The full paper can be accessed here. .

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LegalReader

MAY 17, 2022

Begin by making modest repairs, staging your house, and enhancing its curb appeal.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The story started to break after one boy returned home and admitted to his parents that he had witnessed sexual misconduct in the locker room.

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