/colorado?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Colorado Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:05:26 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371334 A dozen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives sued the Trump administration in D.C. federal court over a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy that delays and prevents members of Congress from conducting visits to federal immigration detention facilities, where the lawmakers say there are growing reports of mistreatment, overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:55:15 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371913 The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to overturn the stalking and harassment convictions of a man who claimed his threatening emails to a police officer were protected First Amendment speech. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:48:00 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371351 A Kansas office building's property insurer has no duty to provide coverage for roughly $1.75 million in repairs over a broken water pipe, the Tenth Circuit ruled, rejecting the building owner's argument that an exception in one exclusion conflicted with a separate exclusion for water damage. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:37:05 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371332?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371332 The former CEO of an oil and gas company in Colorado has filed a complaint in state court against the company and its current CEO, claiming he was put on administrative leave without being informed of his alleged misconduct and was defamed by the new top executive. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:05:25 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371415 A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday questioned the Trump administration's assertion that it has not redirected funds allocated by Congress for natural disaster mitigation efforts toward other Federal Emergency Management Agency programs, even as the government was objecting to states' narrow request to protect the funds for now. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:17:20 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371131?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371131 The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that an individual fighting removal after being convicted on state drug charges has the burden of proving the law they were convicted under is broader than federal law to avoid deportation. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:42:07 +0000 /colorado/articles/2343351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2343351 Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:54:53 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371322?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371322 Sitio Royalties Corp.'s $4 billion merger with Viper Energy Inc. is under fire in Colorado state court after a Sitio investor claimed that the merger will leave investors holding shares of Viper Energy that are "grossly undervalued." Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:24:31 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371422?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371422 Crocs told a Colorado federal judge Wednesday it agreed to drop trademark dilution claims against Joybees stemming from a dispute where the defendant's CEO, who was a former midlevel Crocs manager, allegedly absconded with documents to copy the design and manufacturing process for its foam clog to start a competing business. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:46:34 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371339 A Colorado federal judge had a slew of questions Wednesday for attorneys regarding competing motions for dismissal and summary judgment in two employment companies' case against the city and county of Denver alleging officials overstepped in their attempt to audit wage violations. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:29:01 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371098?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371098 The Eighth Circuit has granted blue states' bid to vacate a ruling that faulted the White House Council on Environmental Quality for issuing binding regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act, following the Trump administration's decision to withdraw those regulations. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:20:51 +0000 /colorado/articles/2371318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2371318 The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told a Massachusetts federal judge that President Donald Trump's administration has not decided whether to end the agency's flagship natural disaster protection program, despite a lawsuit by 20 states claiming it had been shut down. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:07:24 +0000 /colorado/articles/2364631?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2364631 Financial services companies, including banks and fintechs, should evaluate their artificial intelligence usage to prepare for Texas' newly passed law regulating AI governance, noting that the enforcement provisions provide for an affirmative defense to liability, say attorneys at Mitchell Sandler. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:09:32 +0000 /colorado/articles/2357416?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2357416 While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:50:32 +0000 /colorado/articles/2370485?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2370485 Nearly two dozen state attorneys general are fighting the USDA's directive for states to turn over private information about millions of food assistance benefit recipients, arguing in a new lawsuit filed in California federal court that this demand violates multiple privacy laws and the U.S. Constitution. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:59:30 +0000 /colorado/articles/2370835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2370835 Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court undermine a Washington federal judge's finding that portions of two executive orders concerning gender-affirming care and transgender identity likely violate the Constitution, the Trump administration argued in recent filings. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:51:58 +0000 /colorado/articles/2370758?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2370758 The Judicial Conference of the United States is recommending not filling the next vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a handful of district courts, for now, citing a "consistently low per-judgeship caseload" in those jurisdictions. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:25:02 +0000 /colorado/articles/2370897?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2370897 PetSmart LLC is under fire from the state of Colorado, with the attorney general's office filing a complaint in state court on Tuesday claiming it tricked dog groomers into signing up for a "free" training program that included a "training repayment agreement provision" with fees of up to $5,500 if they left before working for two years. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:50:05 +0000 /colorado/articles/2370551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2370551 A former TTEC Services employee accusing the customer service technology company of failing to reimburse workers for computers and internet upgrades asked a Colorado federal judge on Monday to certify a proposed class and collective action, claiming Tenth Circuit precedent backs certification prior to a court considering arbitration agreements. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:55:29 +0000 /colorado/articles/2370587?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /colorado/articles/2370587 California and more than 20 other states on Tuesday launched their own legal challenge to budget legislation that halts federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, alleging the measure illegally targets the organization and violates its First Amendment rights.