05/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2024 09:54
Colorado Supreme Court to hear arguments at Central High School in Pueblo
DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Central High School in Pueblo before an audience of students. Limited seating for the public will be available, and visitors must show government-issued identification to enter the school.
The visit is part of the Colorado Judicial Department's Courts in the Community, an outreach program the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals initiated on Law Day (May 1), 1986, and will be the first one conducted in-person since the pandemic began. Courts in the Community was developed to provide Colorado high school students insight regarding the Colorado judicial system and illustrate how disputes are resolved in a democratic society. These are not mock proceedings. The court will hear arguments in actual cases from which it will issue opinions. The court generally issues opinions within a few months of the arguments.
All seven justices hear cases together. They are Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright and Justices Monica M. Márquez, William W. Hood III, Richard L. Gabriel, Melissa Hart, Carlos A. Samour Jr., and Maria E. Berkenkotter.
The two cases are:
The proceedings will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the auditorium at Central High School, 216 E. Orman Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004. A question-and-answer session, during which the students may ask questions of the attorneys, will follow the arguments in each case. At the conclusion of the second argument, the students also will have the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session with the Supreme Court justices.
There will be a limited number of seats for the public. Video recordings from the two arguments will be available online within one to two days of the arguments at https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/live/.
Editor's Note:
The documents related to these two cases are located at https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Education/Materials.cfm?s=Spring&y=2024.
Additional information on the Courts in the Community program is available at http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Education/Community.cfm.
News media organizations interested in recording the arguments may contact Jon Sarché at [email protected] or 720-625-5811. The following pages contain information about expanded media coverage.
Media opportunity
What: Colorado Supreme Court Oral Arguments
When: 9 a.m. - noon, May 9, 2024
Where: Central High School, 216 E. Orman Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004
Photo opportunities. During oral arguments, the requirements set forth in Chapter 38, Rule 3 of the Colorado Supreme Court Rules are in effect. Rule 3 is attached. Highlights include:
For information, contact Jon Sarché, (720) 625-5811.
Following each argument, during the question-and-answer interaction between the students, lawyers and justices, access is open for media opportunities without the limitations of Rule 3. All media representatives also are welcome to photograph the luncheon immediately following the cases.
Schedule:
9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Opening remarks |
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
23SC272: Terra Management Group et al. v. Keaten et al. |
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Justices conference; attorneys answer students' questions |
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
22SC869: Dhyne v. People |
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Justices conference; attorneys answer students' questions |
11:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Justices answer students' questions |
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (est.) |
Lunch, justices and selected students |
Request for Expanded Media Coverage. Requests must be submitted at least one day prior to the proceeding as outlined in Rule 3 (submitting requests three days prior to the proceeding is appreciated to allow for response time). Requests may be made by filling out the form at https://www.courts.state.co.us/Media/request/. Contact information for counsel in the cases is provided below.
Expanded media coverage of court proceedings
The presence of expanded media coverage in the Colorado court system's courtrooms is controlled by strict standards spelled out in Chapter 38, Rule 3 of the Colorado Supreme Court Rules effective July 1, 2010. The rule also outlines each step necessary to garner approval for such coverage.
There are several points in the Rule of particular note:
Request for expanded media coverage in Colorado state courts
Rule 3. Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
23SC272: Terra Management Group et al. v. Keaten et al.
Christopher O. Murray, Julian R. Ellis Jr., and Sean S. Cuff, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, [email protected]
22SC869: Kevin Dhyne v. The People of the State of Colorado
For the Respondent:
Trina K. Kissel, Senior Assistant Attorney General, [email protected]