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Today is June 20, 2023 and heres what you need to know:

Private ownership of river and stream beds in Colorado will continue unchallenged for now, as the state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man lacks standing to declare Colorado — and, by extension, the public — the rightful owner of his preferred fishing spot.

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court heard on Tuesday that they should not upend 150 years of property rights, encourage trespassing and open the floodgates to lawsuits challenging, segment by segment, whether people can wade and fish in waterways that cut across private land. On the other hand, the justices also heard that Colorado stands alone among western states in failing to ensure the public has recreational access to certain streams and rivers — an obligation dating back to stateho...

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court heard on Tuesday that they should not upend 150 years of property rights, encourage trespassing and open the floodgates to lawsuits challenging, segment by segment, whether people can wade and fish in waterways that cut across private land. On the other hand, the justices also heard that Colorado stands alone among western states in failing to ensure the public has recreational access to certain streams and rivers — an obligation dating back to stateho...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on a question it once ducked: whether intent counts in criminal cases based on online threats.

The Supreme Courts present term has so far resulted in longer oral argument sessions along with fewer opinions released in cases, setting an atypical pace for the nine-member court as it prepares to embark on its first year of being fully reopened to the public.

Arguments that usually lasted an hour in the morning have stretched well beyond two, and on many days it's long past lunchtime before the court breaks.

Lengthy arguments have to do with a change the justices made to their argument style tied to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to the justices asking more questions.

Arguments that usually lasted an hour in the morning have stretched well beyond two, and on many days its long past lunchtime before the court breaks.

Arguments that usually lasted an hour in the morning have stretched well beyond two – or long past lunchtime.