Michael Karlik

2 days ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

The Colorado Supreme Court notified a small group of lawyers and judges last week that it has tentatively agreed on a new rule governing racial bias in jury selection for criminal trials, breaking its yearslong silence on the proposed reform. Most prominently, the court's proposed path forward would no longer designate certain justifications for removing jurors of color as off-limits by default.

3 days ago | denvergazette.com | Michael Karlik

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell posted to his X account from inside a federal courtroom seven times during the first day of his defamation trial, which ignores strict rules in place to prevent such activity, according to a late-night court filing on Tuesday. Lawyers for the plaintiff, ex-Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer, notified U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang about Lindell's non-compliance, which could potentially result in sanctions against him.

3 days ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

An El Paso County judge incorrectly dismissed a domestic violence case after the alleged victim did not appear on the morning of trial, when she should have instead granted the prosecution's request to issue a warrant, Colorado's second-highest court ruled last week. Under the rules of criminal procedure, a judge "shall issue" a warrant for a person's arrest when the person does not obey a subpoena to appear and the party that issued the subpoena requests that law enforcement bring them in.

4 days ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

While she stood by her prior determination the project permit was unlawful, a federal judge last week concluded that construction on a major Denver Water infrastructure project should continue for safety reasons. Earlier this spring, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello found that, as a result of federal law violations, the expansion of Gross Reservoir and Dam should cease permanently and any further construction on the ongoing project would stop temporarily.

4 days ago | gazette.com | Michael Karlik

The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced it will determine whether a convicted defendant should receive a new trial after detectives interrogated him without probable cause and while executing a narrow court order to obtain his DNA. At least three of the court's seven members must agree to take up a case on appeal.