• posted: Apr. 20, 2025
• Lisa Polansky
• DUI/DWI
• DWI/DWI,  Sobriety,  BAC

In Colorado, when a driver is halted on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), they possess the option to decline participation in field sobriety tests without incurring legal repercussions. Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2025
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense
• Weapons Charges,  Semiautomatic Firearms,  Criminal Defense

A bill currently under consideration in the Colorado Legislature proposes significant changes to the regulation of certain semiautomatic firearms within the state. This bill specifically targets the manufacture and sale Read More

• posted: Feb. 06, 2025
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense
• constitutional concerns,  expeditions,  Fourth Circuit,  geofence warrant

For decades, police investigators have obtained warrants to tap the phones of individuals suspected of criminal misconduct. To do this lawfully, a judge must find probable cause exists that the Read More

• posted: Jan. 06, 2025
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense
• weapon charge,  firearm,  automatic weapon,  possession

Several devices exist to alter the way certain firearms work. One example is a “switch,” which is a small aftermarket attachment that allows a user to press a button and Read More

• posted: Dec. 06, 2024
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense
• fraud,  COVID-19,  Pandemic,  defendants

As we approach the fifth anniversary of when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States, eventually taking more than one million American lives, most people’s daily routines have gone Read More

• posted: Nov. 06, 2024
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense,  Legal Reform,  Civil Rights
• Domestic Violence,  Exculpatory Evidence,  Self-Defense,  Probation

Domestic violence prosecutions often stem from situations where the alleged victim and the accused have a long, complicated relationship history. With this in mind, it is important that defendants in Read More

• posted: Oct. 06, 2024
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense,  Legal Reform,  Civil Rights,  Juvenile Justice
• nonviolent offense,  convictions,  Expungement,  Clean Slate

A criminal conviction, even for a nonviolent offense, can have longstanding effects on someone’s life. While a supposed goal of the justice system is to reintegrate offenders back into society Read More

• posted: Sep. 06, 2024
• Lisa Polansky
• DUI/DWI,  Criminal Defense,  Legal Reform,  Civil Rights
• DUI Defense,  Fourth Amendment,  Chemical Test

As part of its efforts to stop drunk driving, Colorado has an “express consent” law. This means that anyone who operates a vehicle on one of the state’s roads automatically Read More

• posted: Aug. 06, 2024
• Lisa Polansky
• DUI/DWI,  Criminal Defense
• Marijuana,  Federal Cases,  DEA

The landscape of cannabis legislation is undergoing a seismic shift with the proposed reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule III drug at the federal level. This long-awaited development holds significant Read More

• posted: Jul. 06, 2024
• Lisa Polansky
• Criminal Defense,  Sex crimes
• Weapons cases,  Robbery,  Sexual assault

Differences between federal and state legal standards create confusion and tension as authorities seek to apply the law that favors their particular position on a given issue. For many years, Read More