District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly con…

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly con…

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly con…

District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas, and we take a look at one of Colorado's more hotly con…

In this episode, reporter Julia Cardi looks into why the COVID-19 pandemic is a touchpoint for mental health in the legal profession.The COVID-19 pandemic has come with a whole set of potential triggers for mental health struggles and substance use: The upending of daily routines we took for granted. Financial distress. Absorbing the trauma of clie…

In this episode, reporter Julia Cardi looks at a new state office that’s been years in the making. Advocates talk about why Colorado's Office of Public Guardianship took nearly three years to start operating, and what it might come up against for the legislature to keep funding it.Av HearSay — Law Week Colorado

The need to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus has caused some chaos in Colorado’s courts. In mid-March, Chief Justice Nathan Coats ordered the suspension of most matters except emergency proceedings, like criminal trials coming up on constitutional deadlines. Just a few days later, he extended the stay on jury trials through May 15. Some jud…

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Most people probably don't pay much attention to how judges in Colorado get selected, and it's tough to get voters engaged in judicial retention elections. But a high school presentation series seeks to change that. Students participate in a mock nominating commission process to learn about picking judges in Colorado, right as they are getting clos…

What do gun regulations and Colorado’s Open Meetings Law have in common? They’re both issues in cases the state Supreme Court has taken on for the new session. This month, reporter Julia Cardi discusses a few significant cases with Sherman & Howard's Chris Jackson. One looks at whether the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is sub…

For prosecutors and public defenders, the measure of an effective office is a matter of perspective. They don't even agree on the fundamentals of what makes each side’s job complicated, and each seems to think their responsibilities are more burdensome than the other side has.Reporter: Julia CardiManaging editor: Tony Flesor…

Cultural norms for professional dressing aren't just about what a person wears. This month, reporter Julia Cardi talks with two consultants about the messages clothing can send a message about gender stereotypes, corporate hierarchy and a company’s culture.Reporter: Julia CardiManaging editor: Tony Flesor…

With another Colorado appellate court session behind us, we look back at a controversial case over oil and gas regulations that the Colorado Supreme Court decided in January. The court separated the decision from political rhetoric. Less than two months later, the state legislature came up with a major overhaul of oil and gas regulations. So what d…

Colorado's counties are responsible for most of the funding district attorney offices get. So offices in different judicial districts don't have proportionally equal funding, leading to disparities in staffing, workloads and specialty court programs. But even if counties and districts agree they want the state to contribute more funding, it's a tho…

Would most attorneys who represent individual people be able to afford their own rates? Two family law attorneys realized the answer was no, not if they used the traditional billable hour. This month, Doug Chartier talks with Erika Holmes and Lauren Lester about the rise of "modern law," a model that allows clients to choose what particular compone…

After someone dies at the hands of law enforcement, officers rarely face criminal charges. And going through the civil court system in a wrongful death lawsuit takes a punishing emotional toll on everyone involved. So then how might victims' families pursue justice? This month on HearSay, we look at approaches to policing policy reform aimed at red…

How might Konstantin Stanislavski, probably the best-known acting teacher in modern history, coach a lawyer on writing a motion to dismiss? For this month's episode of HearSay, Law Week sat down with Joe Daniels, a business litigator and theater buff, to talk about how acting theory can apply to litigation.Reporter: Doug ChartierProducers: Julia Ca…

The confirmation fights for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court picks have been fierce. But presidential administrations and outside organizations have pushed for decades to pack courts with judges they believe will make decisions that line up with their agendas. This month, Law Week talked to a few experts to find out how we got to today’s clim…

Description: The First Amendment made a lot of news in 2018. One Colorado case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, was especially controversial because it set the key constitutional rights of religious freedom and LGBTQ rights against each other. But this month, Law Week sat down with an expert in religious freedom and the Fi…

A lawsuit over land use in Costilla County's Cielo Vista Ranch has amassed a huge case record since it started in 1981. This month, the lead attorneys weigh in on what it's been like to work with a record that's tens of thousands of pages.Note: This story has been re-uploaded to correct an audio issue with the previous version.…

Through dynamics of language, women justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have an uphill battle to get respect from their male colleagues. But do women judges on Colorado's courts face the same challenge?Av HearSay — Law Week Colorado

Sometimes the struggles of domestic violence survivors don't end after they leave the relationship. This episode explores one woman's experience with the access gap in legal services for domestic violence survivors and how legislative and judicial efforts are aiming to combat the problem.Av HearSay — Law Week Colorado

As Colorado legislation allows autonomous vehicles to rev up, what legal roadblocks will the new technology face? Find out on HearSay from Law Week Colorado.http://lawweekcolorado.com/hearsay/Av HearSay — Law Week Colorado