Latest: Oklahoma delays execution until high court weighs in
The latest on the scheduled execution of an Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who was convicted of ordering the 1997 beating death of his boss but claims he was framed by the actual killer...
View ArticleSummer avalanche debris incredible, says snow expert
What is believed to be debris from an avalanche that happened this summer has been discovered in the Highlands. Iain Cameron, who studies and writes about snow, has examined the find on Sgurr na...
View ArticleSeven dead in French Alps avalanche
Seven people were killed Tuesday when an avalanche swept them away in the French Alps, a local official told AFP, one of the deadliest snowslides to hit France over the past decade. The avalanche...
View ArticleLaw professor will argue death penalty, bank discrimination cases before...
(Source: KU - The University of Kansas) LAWRENCE - A University of Kansas law professor will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court twice this week in a pair of cases: one involving the Eighth Amendment...
View ArticleA preview of pot's possible role in insanity defense in Denver murder
Richard Kirk's attorneys are poised to argue that marijuana intoxication led to wife's slaying Authorities remove evidence from an Observatory Park home in April 2014 as they investigate a homicide....
View ArticleSuge Knight pickup-truck wrongful-death suit also names Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
LOS ANGELES — A judge says in a tentative ruling that the widow of a man who died when he was run over by a pickup truck allegedly driven by Marion “Suge” Knight can move forward with a wrongful death...
View ArticleWrongful-death suit against Suge Knight also names Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
LOS ANGELES — A judge says in a tentative ruling that the widow of a man who died when he was run over by a pickup truck allegedly driven by Marion “Suge” Knight can move forward with a wrongful death...
View ArticleQuestions about mitigating factors, in Kansas and beyond - a U.S. Supreme...
(Source: Equal Justice USA) By Ursula Bentele In preparation for the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court, starting on October 5, we will feature an occasional guest column by our newest board member,...
View ArticleProposed bill will require courts to abide by Colorado records law in most cases
DENVER - Lawmakers have a bill title to put the Colorado Judicial Branch back under the Colorado Open Records Act, and...
View ArticleColorado appellate court decision continues Red Rocks injury lawusit
Colorado's Court of Appeals has pushed the suit back to a Douglas County district court Colorado's Court of Appeals has given new breath to a lawsuit against the city of Denver by four...
View ArticleSupreme Court: A look at some noteworthy cases in new term
Some noteworthy cases the Supreme Court will hear in its new term that begins Monday: —Affirmative action: In a case being heard for the second time, a white Texan who was rejected by the University of...
View ArticleNo one testifies for Colorado man accused of pushing wife from cliff
DENVER — Attorneys for a husband accused of pushing his wife to her death from a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park rested their case Thursday without calling any witnesses during the trial. Closing...
View ArticleColorado high court rebuffs school funding challenge
DENVER (AP) A divided Colorado Supreme Court rebuffed a legal challenge Monday to how the state funds public schools, telling a parents' group that lawmakers can slash education budgets and still...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of Phila. death row inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will take up the appeal of a Philadelphia death row inmate, who has argued that a former state judge who upheld his conviction should have stepped aside because...
View ArticleColorado Supreme Court will hear cases on fracking bans
Colorado's high court could determine how far local governments can go in regulating oil and gas hydraulic fracturing Crews work at Anadarko's centralized fracking facility and drill site near Fort...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds billion dollar deficit for Colorado schools
Colorado's highest court on Monday upheld a controversial approach that lawmakers have used to slash education funding and balance the state's budget. In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds a billion dollar deficit for Colorado schools
A key mechanism that lawmakers have used to slash education funding since the Great Recession survived a challenge before the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday. The "negative factor," which Colorado...
View ArticleHigh court to hear Iranian bank appeal over $1.75B judgment
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will hear an appeal from Iran's central bank over a $1.75 billion judgment awarded to victims of terrorist attacks, including the 1983 bombing that...
View ArticleNew avalanche protection system for Colorado mountains
SILVERTHORNE — The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Avalanche Center are getting new equipment to reduce the danger of avalanches in the high country. Crews are currently working...
View ArticleColorado may charge up to $30 for express toll lane to help ski traffic...
DENVER -- Skiers stuck in Colorado highway traffic are getting a new option this winter to bypass the congestion -- for a price. Colorado is converting a highway shoulder lane on a mountainous highway...
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