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Each spring and fall, the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals provide an educational outreach program called Courts in the Community for high schools--and sometimes universities -- which provides an opportunity to expose students to the state’s appellate process. On Oct. 24, the Supreme Court visited Colorado Law. Attendees witnessed oral arguments for two real cases, chosen by specifically considering students’ interests.
The William A. Wise Law Library strives to support the Law School and its many programs, clinics, and centers. The Law Library is lucky to have a law librarian with decades of experience in Indigenous People’s Law to support the American Indian Law Program (AILP) here at Colorado Law.
On September 26, members of the Colorado Law community got a unique chance to witness oral arguments before the esteemed judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Attendees gained invaluable insights into the judicial process as they observed real-time interactions between judges and attorneys of one of the nation's most important appellate courts.- This year, the Law Alumni Board is thrilled to celebrate six distinguished graduates at its 44th annual Alumni Awards Banquet. The honorees for the 2025 Alumni Awards are: Michael McCarthy ’75, Sara Hoverstock ’04, William Leone ’82, Amy Parsons ’99, Marissa Kardon Weber ’19, and Eric Williams ’05.
On Oct. 17 – 19, the University of Colorado Law School hosted the Women in Legal Education Conference at Colorado Law.
Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly round up.
The Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law kicked off the new school year with a SCOTUS Review packed with new professors and insightful updates on recent United States Supreme Court decisions. Students and faculty gathered together for lunch on Wednesday, September 18 to evaluate how new decisions will impact federal agencies, voting rights, medical funding for Native tribes, and more.
The Constitution Day Project is put on annually by the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law and provides the opportunity for volunteers acquainted with the law to teach thought-provoking and current constitutional questions to Colorado high schoolers. In its thirteenth year, Colorado Law students visited high schools across the state to teach students about their voting rights during this year’s election season. After discussing suffrage in the Constitution generally, volunteers had discussions with high school students about restrictive voter identification laws, soliciting opinions and thoughts from these young minds and seeing what Colorado’s future voters had to say about the topic.
Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly round up.
This resource—Opening the Tap—outlines Environmental Protection Agency programs established or funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that provide financial or technical assistance for the many barriers drinking water or basic sanitation.