The underlying dispute arose when plaintiff Rebeca Hinds sued her neighbor, Corrine Foreman, in county court over statements Foreman made to law enforcement about Hinds.

On March 9, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed the Title Board’s approval of Proposed Initiative 2025–2026 #158, a ballot initiative that sought to amend the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (“TABOR”) to require voter approval for any “fee” expected to create more than $100 million in revenue in its first five fiscal years and defined “fee” as “a voluntarily incurred governmental charge in exchange for a specific benefit conferred on the payer.”

On April 16, 2026, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in English v. Thorpe, 2026 COA 29, addressing a question of first impression: which rule of civil procedure applies when a party seeks to amend a pleading by dismissing some, but not all, of its claims against a defending party.

On Monday, January 29, 2024, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision that clarifies when Colorado's three-year statute of limitations for breach of contract claims...

On April 23, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced it will "accelerate" permitting procedures for energy projects by fast-tracking reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

On February 29, 2024, the SEC charged electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors Corp. with violations of U.S. federal securities laws in connection with alleged false disclosures about...

On April 6, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an attorney does not violate Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure (“C.R.C.P.”) 11(a) merely by copying information, including allegations, from complaints in lawsuits involving some of the same defendants, as long as the attorney conducts “a sufficient investigation to support the allegations contained in the complaint, at least on information and belief.” The court cautioned, however, that the sufficiency of that investigation is highly fact dependent.

In the 2019 legislative session Colorado passed House Bill 19-1261, the Climate Action Plan to Reduce Pollution ("Climate Action Plan")...

The Colorado Division of Securities has adopted new and amended rules applicable to certain Colorado investment advisers and their representatives, effective as of March 30, 2023.

Four years after a federal court entered a $7 million judgment to a mountain biker injured on Air Force Academy property, a proposed amendment to the Colorado Recreational Use Statute...

On May 17, 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed the Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 24-205) (the "Act") into law.

In the waning days of the Biden administration, two significant developments arose affecting federal onshore oil and gas leasing.

In a cautionary tale for renewable energy developers operating on split estates, the United States v. Osage Wind, LLC litigation continues to carry significant legal and practical implications.

The Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA") was enacted on January 1, 2021[1] in an effort by Congress to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, tax fraud...

On Friday, October 20, 2023, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment ("CDPHE"), Air Quality Control Commission ("AQCC")...

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed a reconciliation bill that contains numerous provisions affecting oil and gas leasing and development on onshore federal lands.

Effective October 15, 2023, Colorado's Air Quality Commission (the "Commission") approved Regulation 28, titled "Building Benchmarking and Performance Standards," which requires..

The patchwork of carbon pricing regimes across the U.S. and globally has become one of the most consequential – and least discussed – variables in AI data center siting decisions.

On August 29, 2024, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") promulgated a final rule, the "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers" (the "Rule"), that takes effect on December 1, 2025.

On May 28, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB-1165 into law.