Colorado

The state of Colorado joined the U.S. as the 38th state on August 1, 1876, earning the nickname the Centennial State. It has a population of roughly 5.5 million making it the 21st most populous state. It sits in the 10th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and the state capital is in Denver. 

Colorado is known for its vivid landscape including mountains, plateaus, mesas, high canyons, and desert land, making it one of the most diverse states, in terms of land and structure. Colorado has a total area of about 104,000 miles, making it the 8th largest in the US.

Colorado became part of the U.S. with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The state’s early economy was driven by discovery of silver in the rugged Rocky Mountain town of Leadville. Colorado is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including Newmont Mining, Arrow Electronics, DaVita healthcareBall food packagingMolson Coors Brewing Company, and Vail Resorts.

The population of Colorado is highly diverse with a major Mexican-American population. Politically, the state tends to support the Democratic party. In 2010, the state elected former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper to be Governor of Colorado.  

The mountainous landscape makes Colorado a major tourist hub for skiers, hikers, mountain climbers, and all types of outdoor enthusiasts. Top tourist attractions include Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Garden of the Gods, Mesa Verde National Park, Four Corners Monument, Colorado National Monument, Gunnison National Park, and the Silverton Narrow Gage Railway.

Colorado's major cities include Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Aspen, and Durango. Denver is home to the Denver Broncos NFL team, the Colorado Rockies MLB team, the Denver Nuggets NBA team, and the Colorado Avalanche NHL team. Major local educational institutions include University of Colorado, Colorado State University, University of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines.

The National Law Review covers a wide range of Colorado issues, including medicinal and recreational marijuanaenvironmental conservation and water rightsimmigration, food and alcohol laws, and more. The National Law Review also covers court cases coming out of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Colorado.

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Jun
29
2015
Rocky Mountain High Part II: Colorado’s Highest Court Approves Employer’s Stance that Employee Toke is No Joke Mintz
Jun
25
2015
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Termination of Medical Marijuana User in Coats v. Dish Network Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jun
23
2015
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employers’ Right to Terminate for Use of Medical Marijuana During Nonworking Hours Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jun
22
2015
Colorado Supreme Court Plays Debbie Downer for Medical Pot Users Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
22
2015
Camels and Dogs, Oh My! Defendant Documents Doom Health Provider Trade Association and Insurers’ Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Suit Mintz
Jun
22
2015
Colorado Supreme Court Okays Discharge of Medical Marijuana-Using Employee Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
17
2015
Medical Marijuana Users Get Smoked by High Court of Colorado Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
17
2015
Colorado High Court Deems Use of Legal Marijuana Valid Ground for Termination Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
17
2015
Colorado Employers Can Fire Workers for Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
17
2015
Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use Held Permissible Basis to Terminate Employment ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
16
2015
Colorado Supreme Court Holds Medical Use of Marijuana is Not “Lawful”; Upholds Employee Discharge For Positive Drug Test Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
15
2015
Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Employers May Fire Employees for Medical Marijuana Use Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
5
2015
Sweeping Colorado Supreme Court Order Limits Lone Pine Approach Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
1
2015
Colorado ACLU Posts Settlement Agreement Providing for Place to Breastfeed Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
27
2015
States Move to Impose Limits on Biosimilar Drug Substitution Mintz
Apr
24
2015
Colorado PUC Considers Distributed Energy Storage Challenges and Opportunities Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Apr
20
2015
Crowdfunding Gets Local: What Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups Need to Know to Capitalize on Exemptions for Intrastate Crowdfunding in Arizona and Colorado Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Mar
10
2015
Colorado Energy Legislation 2015: Where Do We Stand at the Session Midpoint? Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Mar
9
2015
Colorado Oil and Gas Task Force Issues Nine Proposed Recommendations Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
3
2015
SCOTUS: Colorado Notice and Reporting Challenge Not Barred by the Tax Injunction Act McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2015
Colorado Continues Its Support for Compressed Natural Gas Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Feb
17
2015
Changing Course: Direct Relief from an Adverse Discovery Ruling Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
17
2015
Colorado Legislature Considers How to Implement EPA’s Clean Power Plan Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
13
2015
State Minimum Wage Increases Effective 2015 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
8
2015
Colorado Energy Legislation Off to a Partisan Start? Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
5
2015
Oklahoma and Nebraska Challenge Colorado’s Amendment 64: Legalized Marijuana The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC
Dec
26
2014
EEOC and Sherman Howard L.L.C. Conciliate Sexual and Gender Discrimination Charge U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
19
2014
Supreme Court Asked To Decide Whether Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Violates Constitution Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
19
2014
Legalized Loophole – Is Legalized Marijuana Truly “Lawful?” Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
18
2014
Federal Spending Bill Creates Controversy Over Federal Government’s Position on Medical Marijuana Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2014
EEOC’s Attempt to Limit Reach of Severance Agreements Hits Roadblock…Again Mintz
Dec
10
2014
Legalization of Marijuana Raises Significant Questions and Issues for Employers Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Dec
5
2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Announces ESA Protection for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
3
2014
Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) Sues Broomfield Seeking to Invalidate its Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
25
2014
Is The Duty To Defend Broader Than The Duty To Indemnify? Your Insurer Doesn't Think So, And Surprisingly, Some Courts Agree. Gilbert LLP
Nov
21
2014
The Impacts of the 2014 Elections on Colorado’s Energy Industry Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
18
2014
Energy & Environment Law Update - November 17, 2014 Mintz
Nov
12
2014
Pleasing No One, Fish and Wildlife Service Lists the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened Bracewell LLP
Oct
30
2014
Supreme Court’s 2014-15 Term: Case Will Test an Important Limitation on the Ability to Challenge State Tax Laws McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
28
2014
A Primer on Employer Obligations on Election Day Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
24
2014
Privacy Weekend: Provocative Articles We’re Reading Now-October 24, 2014 Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
21
2014
Energy & Environmental Law Update - October 20, 2014 Mintz
Oct
20
2014
Colorado Supreme Court Set To Decide Seminal Drug Testing Case Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
15
2014
Nevada and D.C. Courts Give Priority of Position to HOA Assessment "Superliens" Over First Mortgages Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
8
2014
Land Use By Another Name?: Local California Governments Seek to Tax Softdrinks By Ballot Measure Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
7
2014
Supreme Court Lets Gay Marriage Stand In Five States Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
2
2014
Positive Drug Tests on the Rise in U.S. Workforce Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
2
2014
Staying in Compliance with the Colorado Division of Labor Requirements Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
30
2014
Federal Court Stops the EEOC’s Assault on CVS’s Severance Agreement Mintz
Sep
26
2014
Nearly 10% of Americans Have Gone to Work High [INFOGRAPHIC] Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
 

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