Category: Colorado

Colorado Supreme Court rules in Amendment 54 case

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 23, 2010
Categories In Colorado

The Colorado Supreme Court issued an opinion on Amendment 54 yesterday, according to this report. In another blow to restrictions on political giving by business and labor interests, Colorado’s top court Monday rejected a voter-approved measure to bar holders of large, no-bid government contracts from making campaign contributions. The opinion is here. I don’t have […]

Colorado interrogatories to State Supreme Court on Citizens United

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 11, 2010
Categories In Colorado

I’ve previously noted that Colorado is taking steps to address the impact of Citizens United on the state constitution. To that end, interrogatories have been prepared and presented to the State Supreme Court. The document is available here.

Colorado and the Citizens United aftermath

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 10, 2010
Categories In Colorado

Things are moving forward in Colorado to get the State Supreme Court to weigh-in on how the state should address issues raised by Citizens United. Gov. Bill Ritter has asked the Colorado Supreme Court to weigh in on a campaign-finance dispute over contribution limits. Ritter wants clarification in the aftermath of a recent U.S. Supreme […]