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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

JURIST

The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado struck down the state’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA) on Tuesday, ruling that the law violates the state constitution and is “unconstitutionally retrospective.” This section forbids the state legislature from passing “ex post facto” laws.

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As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River

SCOTUSBlog

The federal government has ordered the seven Colorado River states to reduce their water usage by one-fifth. The Navajo Nation reservation is about the size of Ireland or West Virginia, with large portions bordered by the Colorado River. They have been the elephant in the room of Colorado River water apportionment for a century.

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US appeals court sends fossil fuel cases back to state court

JURIST

Judge Sandra Ikuta stated that the statutes that govern removing cases from state to federal court must be interpreted narrowly. Two other US circuit courts have since remanded cases by Baltimore and Colorado municipalities. Other lawsuits are still pending.

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International issues in criminal law: Extradition of El Chapo and extraterritoriality in Nigeria

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether defendants have standing to assert violations of an extradition treaty and whether the wire fraud statute applies extraterritorially to reach a defendant’s conduct committed only in Nigeria. Guzman Loera v. Ojedokun v.

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Colorado Candidate Accused of Yielding to Blackmail While on the Aspen City Council

JonathanTurley

There is a bizarre political controversy out of Colorado that may raise some interesting defamation and criminal law questions. Both the Colorado GOP and Rep. Here is the criminal extortion statute: 18-3-207. Yet, CRS 16-5-401 would seem to set a three-year statute of limitations for extortion cases.

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Can the ‘War’ on Gun Violence Learn From the Mistakes of the War on Drugs?

The Crime Report

That’s a lesson worth applying to current strategies addressing the epidemic of gun violence, writes Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Levin acknowledges there are key differences in enforcing laws related to guns and drugs.

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Supreme Court rules 5-4 against Navajo Nation in water rights dispute

SCOTUSBlog

Jicarilla Apache Nation , the court held that the United States owes no duty to Indian tribes except those expressly noted in treaties, statutes, or regulations. Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented, his third extensive writing in the last two weeks on Indian law matters. Following cases such as United States v.