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Colorado needs three times the number of public defenders it employs today to meet new workload standards for criminal defense, according to a national study backed by the American Bar Association. Fo...

“It boils down to a public perception that the law is fair and impartial, and that justice is truly equal to all.”

Justice Monica M. Márquez and five other attorneys received awards on Thursday night for their efforts to foster wellbeing in the legal profession, at a ceremony hosted by the Colorado Womens Bar Association Foundation.

After the U.S. Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that Colorados law criminalizing stalking fails to account for a defendants intent in making threatening comments, state policymakers suggested legislation may be warranted to balance the need to protect victims with the constitutional requirement to respect free speech.

Gilpin County resident Jason Hernandez has had a few minor scrapes with the law — a marijuana grow back in the 2000s, driving without a license, having dogs off-leash that then went and chased Animal Control.

Colorado’s Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) is seeking to expand one of the fastest growing budgets in all of state government by an additional $17.7 million in taxpayer

Colorado’s Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) is seeking to expand one of the fastest growing budgets in all of state government by an additional $17.7 million in taxpayer

Alleged Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich is set to appear in court on Friday for a hearing potentially related to a covert FBI surveillance team that had been watching their

Anderson Aldrich, the alleged Club Q mass shooter, is set to make two appearances in district court this week.

For decades, public defenders have been told to “tough it out” in the face of trauma. That’s finally starting to change.