Colorado Appellate Rules Amended by Colorado Supreme Court

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:47:43 +0000

On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the Colorado State Judicial Branch announced Rule Change 2014(08), amending several of the Colorado Appellate Rules. The rule change was adopted June 23, 2014, effective immediately.

Garen Drew Gervey of Sterling Appointed to 13th Judicial District Nominating Commission

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:44:35 +0000

On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the governor's office announced Governor Hickenlooper's appointment of Garen Drew Gervey of Sterling to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Thirteenth Judicial District.

Tenth Circuit: Unpublished Opinions, 6/27/2014

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:44:04 +0000

On Friday, June 27, 2014, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued no published opinion and three unpublished opinions.

Tenth Circuit: No Probable Cause to Conduct Vehicle Search when Dog Jumped Into Vehicle Without Alerting

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:54:19 +0000

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Felders v. Malcom on Friday, June 20, 2014.

Tenth Circuit: Insurance Exclusion for Intentional Acts Must Include Intent to Harm

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:53:53 +0000

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Circle S Feed Store, LLC on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

Colorado Court of Appeals: Announcement Sheet, 6/26/2014

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:53:32 +0000

On Thursday, June 26, 2014, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued no published opinion and 27 unpublished opinions.

Tenth Circuit: Unpublished Opinions, 6/26/2014

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:53:12 +0000

On Thursday, June 26, 2014, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued no published opinion and three unpublished opinions.

Enlightenment Made Simple (Part Six): More About Pivoting

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:10:14 +0000

We rarely seek enlightenment and the things we want from it -- peace, meaning, fulfillment, and all the rest -- for their own sake. We’re not in the habit of doing nice things like that for ourselves. Instead, we justify our quest by embracing some noble and idealistic and altruistic vision. We’ll make life better for ourselves, but we’ll also help someone else while we’re at it. Thinking that way gets us off the dime, makes us willing to defy the odds and the gods.

Tenth Circuit: Utah’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage and Refusal to Recognize Same Is Unconstitutional

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:09:38 +0000

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Kitchen v. Herbert on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. In 2004, Utah legislators and citizens amended their statutes and state constitution (collectively referred to in the opinion as Amendment 3) to ensure that Utah “‘will not recognize, enforce, or give legal effect to any law’ that provides ‘substantially equivalent’ benefits to a marriage between two persons of the same sex as are allowed for two persons of the opposite sex.” Three same-sex couples filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Governor and Attorney General of Utah, and the Clerk of Salt Lake County, challenging the constitutionality of the two statutes and the constitutional provision. The plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that Amendment 3 is unconstitutional and an injunction prohibiting its enforcement.

Tenth Circuit: Unpublished Opinions, 6/25/2014

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:55:26 +0000

On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued one published opinion and five unpublished opinions.