Following up on an earlier post, several of the transitions affecting Denver were evident yesterday in the presentations at the University of Colorado Real Estate Center 19th Annual Forum.
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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: HUD Promulgates Final Rule
Only a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision upholding disparate impact as basis for liability under the Fair Housing Act (the Act; for further discussion of the case, see our blog posts here and here), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) promulgated a new rule implementing the Act.
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Amendment 64 Passed in Colorado: Now What?
Last night, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, and Washington state voters approved Initiative 502. In enacting these ballot measures, Colorado and Washington become the first states in the country to decriminalize marijuana outside of the medical marijuana context.
What does Amendment 64 mean for Colorado?
Amendment 64 has two basic parts: (1) within certain defined
DOJ Signals Shift on Medical Marijuana
In October of 2009, the United States Department of Justice issued a memorandum (the “Ogden Memo”) stating that scarce federal resources should not be focused “on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana.” The Ogden Memo also emphasized the federal commitment to