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Biden pick for Colorado’s federal bench would be first openly gay LGBT woman to serve as district court judge in the West

By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating a Vermont judge who played a critical role in paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage to become the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court. Biden has tapped Beth Robinson, an associate justice on the […]

Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns

Opinion: As lawyers, we believe it’s time to face the legal profession’s role in the horrors of the Holocaust

The story of the Holocaust has for decades been told by those who survived the crimes of the German Nazi State.  However, as the sands of time take these brave and courageous souls from us, the responsibility for telling the story – and keeping the flame alive for those who died at the hands of […]

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Gov. Jared Polis will select one of these three people to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court

The retirement of Nathan B. Coats, the last Republican-appointed judge on the Colorado Supreme Court, has cleared the way for Gov. Jared Polis to make his first pick for the high court. Polis, a Democrat, is expected to announce his choice this week. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed five current justices and former Gov. Bill […]

Posted inCOVID, News

She and other Colorado law grads worried that a coronavirus bar exam was a bad idea. Then she tested positive.

Sydney Donovan felt fine. But ahead of a shoulder surgery scheduled for Friday, the recent University of Denver Sturm College of Law grad was required to get tested for the new coronavirus.  On Monday she received a nasal swab fully expecting the results to come back negative. On Tuesday and Wednesday she sat for the […]

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Amazon adds muscle to Boulder company’s years-long battle against counterfeit goods

Online retail giant Amazon on Wednesday put some shoulder into Nite Ize’s fight against counterfeit sellers of one of the Boulder company’s best-selling products. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Seattle, Nite Ize and Amazon are going after fakers in three countries who go by names such as Discount Always, Very Lee […]