Legal Lasso: Cyber Monday Edition | Law Week Colorado

Posted on 26 November 2012.

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GET YOUR PARTY ON THIS WEEK: Circuit Media?s party to celebrate Colorado?s newly elected legislature will be held at the History Colorado Center on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Sponsorship details for Capitol Rock are available by emailing us at?info@circuitmedia.com.

WEIGHING IN??he Supreme Court may announce as early as Tuesday whether it will take up the divisive issue of same-sex marriage.?The court could also announce if it will hear a constitutional challenge to a federal law denying financial benefits to gay and lesbian couples.?If the order from the court arrives, oral arguments and an eventual ruling would not happen until next year. But the current appeals are sure to reignite the hot-button social debate in a presidential election.

DIVIDED: Courts throughout the country on legality of searching cellphones.

BIG WEEKEND FOR DA NEWS: As George Brauchler, the district attorney-elect of the 18th Judicial District, named the current DA in the 5th Judicial District as his right hand?man. Mark Hurlbert, who was term limited from running again in his district, will join the office Jan. 8.

ALSO IN THE NEWS:?Democratic challenger Sherry Caloia is the apparent winner in the very close race for the 9th Judicial District Attorney?s seat against incumbent Martin Beeson.

ORDER THEM NOW! Our Colorado Revised Statutes e-book on?Kindle,?Nook?and coming soon in iTunes.

MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH COLORADO?S COURTS: Off-duty marijuana use.

STEPPING DOWN: The Securities & Exchange Commission Chief who changed the agency.

CLOSING DOWN: Denver?s Burnsley Hotel.

CHALLENGE TO BAN ON NON-LAWYER OWNERS is revived.

FILING FINAL BANKRUPTCY PLAN: Dewey.

HOW TO BE MORE VALUABLE: For general counsel looking to become more valuable to senior business leaders, one crucial skill set is the ability to identify future legal and regulatory risks to the business,?according to a new study?by the consultancy KPMG.

SEEKING A BIGGER PIECE OF THE PIE: Silicon Valley firms looking to take some of China?s technology work.

MORE IN THE ON-GOING TWINKIE SAGA.

LAW FIRM STAFFERS PLEAD GUILTY to stealing more than $700,000 from client accounts.

TAKING THE FIFTH: Defendants in Pitkin County monoxide case.

SEEING A $3 BILLION ECONOMIC BOOST: Colorado?s economy as a result of a big hunting, fishing and wildlife year.

LOOKING FOR A NEW LEADER: University of Colorado?s football team.

TODAY?S 10TH CIRCUIT DECISIONS

TODAY?S ANNOUNCEMENTS from the Colorado Supreme Court.

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