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Colorado Court of Appeals

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Medical marijuana: One Love benefit for Jason Beinor raises funds, hackles

    Tonight, Hayter's & Co., at 1920 Blake Street, will host One Love, a benefit for the legal fund of Jason Beinor, a medical marijuana patient whose firing is at the center of a case activists hope will reach the Colorado Supreme Court. The name of the bash frosts Timothy Tipton, who's hosted events u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    CU must allow real guns on campus two years after banning Nerf guns

    The Colorado Supreme Court ruling to allow people with concealed-carry permits to possess guns on University of Colorado campuses will necessitate a major philosophical shift among CU officials. Case in point: Just over two years ago, CU Boulder expanded its weapons ban to include Nerf guns.

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Medical marijuana probation ban sentences patients to problems, attorney says

    Last week, we told you about a court ruling that bans medical marijuana patients from using cannabis while on probation. The decision was praised in a Denver Post editorial, but George Yingling, the attorney who represented Leonard Charles Watkins, the man at the center of the case, believes it was ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    How victim rights became a juggernaut shaping spending, laws and the future of punishment

    Last week, we told you about a court ruling that bans medical marijuana patients from using cannabis while on probation. The decision was praised in a Denver Post editorial, but George Yingling, the attorney who represented Leonard Charles Watkins, the man at the center of the case, believes it was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Medical marijuana: CO Supreme Court asked to review Jason Beinor case about MMJ rights

    At first, medical marijuana patient Jason Beinor thought losing a court fight over unemployment benefits withheld from him because he failed a drug test was no big deal. But it now looks as if his case could hold the key to cementing MMJ rights in Colorado -- or not. Which is why Beinor's lawyer is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Molly Midyette appeal: Alex & J. Nold Midyette (plus Pamela Mackey) demand to be heard

    Molly Midyette.​The 2006 death of twelve-week-old Jason Jay Midyette led to the sensational convictions of Jason's parents, Molly and Alex Midyette, to sixteen-year prison sentences. Now Molly is appealing, arguing Alex and his powerful family sabotaged her defense. The latest twist? Yesterday ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    A former dam inspector causes trouble over gifts accepted by his boss

    Molly Midyette.​The 2006 death of twelve-week-old Jason Jay Midyette led to the sensational convictions of Jason's parents, Molly and Alex Midyette, to sixteen-year prison sentences. Now Molly is appealing, arguing Alex and his powerful family sabotaged her defense. The latest twist? Yesterday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Colorado Ethics Watch case about political ads' "magic words" heads to state supreme court

    Luis Toro.​Colorado Ethics Watch is on a roll. Back in September, the organization successfully argued that Clear the Bench Colorado, which wanted to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, should have registered as a political committee subject to donation limits rather than an issues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Ward Churchill case: CU firing should be nixed in name of academic freedom, says David Lane

    Ward Churchill.​In February, controversial former CU professor Ward Churchill launched a new effort to win back his old job -- one that brought him to the Colorado Court of Appeals yesterday. How does Churchill's attorney, David Lane, think it went? "It's really difficult to read tea leaves b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Medical marijuana: Attorney general wants to revive rejected case against Frank Marzano

    Rob Corry.​In July, attorney Rob Corry outlined his appeal on behalf of Frank Marzano, who was convicted of marijuana charges in 2007 after a search for a fugitive turned up medical marijuana. Two weeks ago, the Colorado Court of Appeals tossed the Marzano case on illegal-search-and-seizure gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry: "The future is here"

    Rob Corry has his PR cannon aimed squarely at Centennial.​The lawsuit against Centennial by CannaMart, a medical marijuana dispensary the city shut down despite granting it a business license a short time earlier, gets its first reading in court today, and Rob Corry and a team of attorneys rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Live blogging the Denver District Court pot hearing

    A Flickr photo.​Last Thursday, several of the state's prominent pot lawyers filed a motion to void a recent Colorado Board of Health decision to strike from its rules what it means to be a marijuana caregiver -- a move that upended the burgeoning medical marijuana industry. Starting at 8:30 a. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Brian Vicente on fight to void Board of Health's medical-marijuana ruling

    Medical-marijuana providers in the state of Colorado are in a state of confusion right now.​Yesterday afternoon, medical-marijuana advocates filed a petition in Denver District Court calling for a Tuesday ruling about the definition of "caregiver" by the state's Board of Health to be voided. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Update: The Board of Health meeting on medical-marijuana

    Inside the Board of Health meeting.​Update, 3:23 p.m. Joel Warner here, back from the kerfuffle emergency Board of Health hearing. To make a long story short, the board voted 9-0 this morning to strike language stating that a marijuana caregiver has to have "significant responsibility for mana ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Coroner's opponent charges "malicious, outrageous conduct"

    Adams County Coroner James Hibbard. There's not much respect and affection to be found between former colleagues David Shaklee and Jim Hibbard. The controversial Adams County coroner whose strained dealings with other agencies and his own staff is the subject of this week's cover story, "The Body S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Ex-owner Edgar Kaiser’s long, long goodbye to the Denver Broncos

    Adams County Coroner James Hibbard. There's not much respect and affection to be found between former colleagues David Shaklee and Jim Hibbard. The controversial Adams County coroner whose strained dealings with other agencies and his own staff is the subject of this week's cover story, "The Body S ... More >>

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    Won't You Please Come From Chicago?

    Protesters stay in tune for the DNC.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Judge Kuenhold's Harmless Errors

    Protesters stay in tune for the DNC.

  • News

    April 19, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 4/19/2007

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    The Punisher

    Censured but defiant, Carol Chambers goes after habitual criminals -- and cops, judges and lawyers -- like no other district attorney. But at what cost?

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Parade of Groans

    A luxury homebuilder's dispute with customers results in a felony charge.

  • News

    January 29, 2004

    Hot and Bothered

    Time to send Tracy Baker to the showers.

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Community Watch

    Excel Academy charter school wants a home, but neighbors say not on their range.

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    The High Cost of Free Speech

    RTD pays a six-figure settlement for muzzling its own directors.

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    Off Limits

    Stop-and-gonad traffic

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of December 5, 2002

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    Follow That Story

    Let There Be Light

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    An Ugly Picture

    The Colorado Supreme Court gets involved in a child-pornography case.

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Mint Condition

    The Denver Mint is off limits to local authorities even when an employee's safety is threatened.

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    Scene From a Mall

    Shopping-center execs love getting attention in the media -- as long as they call the shots.

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    Slow Burn

    Court hearings abound in the Ramsey case -- except one for the murderer.

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Waiting Room

    Colorado’s nurses are sick of a system that ruins careers over minor complaints.

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Location, Location, Location

    Nobody likes Bob Eason. Maybe it's because he has all the wrong (property) values.

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Did the Earth Move for You, Too?

    Homeowners, builders and legislators are heaving over the Front Range's swelling soils problem.

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    Off Limits

    Homeowners, builders and legislators are heaving over the Front Range's swelling soils problem.

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    Put Up or Shut Up

    Want to fight a real estate development in Colorado? Be ready to pay to play.

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Game of the Century

    The high-stakes real estate maneuvering behind Vail's newest expansion dreams.

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Letty Wins

    The Court of Appeals reverses a probate judge's controversial handling of the Letty Milstein case.

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Changing of the Guard

    After eighteen months as a ward of the court, Letty Milstein will finally get her day in court.

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Packing It In

    An Aurora mother loses custody of her son--for moving too much.

  • News

    January 9, 1997

    Opening a Shut Case

    An appellate court rules that sealed records in a malpractice settlement may be viewed.

  • News

    October 24, 1996

    Motion to Dismiss

    Should Judge Lynne Hufnagel be benched? Ask the bankrupt cabbies, bullied witnesses and banished lawyers who've tasted her bitter brand of justice.

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Trial by Ire

    The candidates in the Denver's DA's race refuse to come to order.

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Feedback

    The candidates in the Denver's DA's race refuse to come to order.

  • News

    January 10, 1996

    THE OLD BALL & CHAIN

    The candidates in the Denver's DA's race refuse to come to order.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    A SWEET DEAL

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    BURIED TREASURE

    THE HONEYMOON'S LONG OVER FOR EX-EPA CHIEF ANNE BURFORD AND HER LATE HUSBAND--BUT THE DIVORCE IS FOREVER.

  • News

    May 18, 1994

    LAWS OF CHANCE

    POLICE WORK CAN BE A REAL GAMBLE IN COLORADO'S GAMING TOWNS.

  • News

    April 13, 1994

    Prints Charming

    POLICE WORK CAN BE A REAL GAMBLE IN COLORADO'S GAMING TOWNS.

  • News

    March 23, 1994

    JUDGING THE JUDGE

    THE STATE SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS A FIRST AMENDMENT CASE FROM CANON CITY.

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