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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By: Chris Jackson It’s been a particularly busy month for public law. Here are your highlights: Masterpiece Cakeshop. The US Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker in a case about whether he could refuse to make a cake for…
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By Pat Miller, Dana Svendsen, Chuck Newcom, Matt Morrison, and Alyssa Levy Employers who had 250 or more employees at an establishment at any point during 2017, and who are required to keep OSHA injury and illness logs, are required to electronically submit their 2017 OSHA…
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By: Brooke Yates, Chris Mosley, Jay Sturhahn and Will Reed In the last two weeks, the Colorado Supreme Court has issued several important decisions for insurance policyholders—Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Barriga, No. 15SC934, issued May 29, 2018; Rooftop Restoration,…
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By Chris Jackson We hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Get ready to tackle the week with these public-law highlights: Supreme Court finalists announced. The Judicial Department announced three finalists for Chief Justice Rice’s seat on the Colorado…
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