By Michael Karlik | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government.
The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases last week, while a pair of judicial officials were placed on suspension under mysterious circumstances.
Oral argument week
• In an unusual case submitted by the federal appeals court based in Denver, the justices are set to give their opinion about whether Colorado’s sex offender law, when applied to juveniles, takes account of the factors the U.S. Supreme Court has said are relevant to preventing the imposition of cruel and unusual punishment.