Welcome to 2019! Sherman & Howard wishes you a happy and healthy new year. Here are your public-law highlights: New legislative sessions begin. The 116th Congress came to order on January 3 in Washington, DC; here in Colorado, the state’s General…
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Now that the 2018 midterm elections are firmly in the rearview mirror, here are your public-law highlights: Post-election coverage. The Colorado Sun has these great round ups on Colorado’s election results. It turned out to be a Democratic sweep, with all…
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With only a couple of weeks to go until Election Day, here are your public-law highlights: Election coverage galore. Media outlets are turning their attention to our federal, state, and local elections. Attorney Chris Jackson was quoted in the Colorado Sun,…
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The leaves are changing and the weather is cooling. With fall officially upon us, here are your public-law highlights: Colorado Supreme Court justice issues his first opinions. Colorado’s newest Supreme Court justice, Carlos A. Samour, Jr., has been hard at…
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In the last month we’ve seen new lawsuits, new jurists, and new ballot initiatives. Here are your highlights: Masterpiece Cakeshop heads back to court. Masterpiece Cakeshop and its owner, Jack Phillips, are parties in two new cases. In one, the…
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By: Kathy Odle and George Tsai The IRS recently released Notice 2018-68, providing long-awaited initial guidance on amendments made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). While the Notice…
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By Duncan Burke, David Lucas and John Swendseid On August 15, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). The Rule, among other things, requires brokers, dealers, and municipal securities…
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By: Chris Jackson The last month has seen some big shake-ups in both the federal and state judiciary. Here are your highlights: Kennedy retires from SCOTUS. Justice Anthony Kennedy officially retired from the US Supreme Court on July 31. Kennedy,…
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By Emily Keimig and Jessica Belle On May 29, 2018, Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law House Bill 18-1128 (the “Data Privacy Act”). The Data Privacy Act creates new standards for how businesses and governmental entities (i) protect the personal information of Colorado…
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On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, holding that a state can require an online seller to collect that state’s sales or use tax on products the seller ships…
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