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“Egg As Person” Is Red Meat With Few Calories
The ballot initiative defining a fertilized egg as a person for purposes of certain provisions of the Colorado Constitution that the Colorado Supreme Court cleared to circulate petitions for on Tuesday will probably energize pro-choice activists and abortion foes…
Court Punts on Flawed Campaign Finance Law
The 10th Circuit ruled in the 2004 case Colorado Right To Life, Inc. v. Coffman that Colorado’s Amendment 27 regulating campaign finance was unconstitutionally broad as applied to entities whose “major purpose” was not to elect candidates. The Colorado Court…
Salazar Votes Both Ways on Controversial Federal Judge
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado helped confirm President Bush’s nominee Leslie Southwick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today, by first voting for him and then voting against him. Critics have accused Southwick of expressing racist…
U.S. Attorney: Drugs More Important Than Murder
When the same man is wanted for both federal and state crimes the feds are in the driver’s seat. U.S. Attorney for Colorado Troy Eid, an appointee of President Bush, recently decided to make his drug charges against a defendant…
UPDATED: Arapahoe Lawmaker Gives Up on GOP
Sources close to the state representative say Debbie Stafford (R-40, Arapahoe, Elbert) will announce that she is changing her party affiliation to the Democratic Party this afternoon.
Lawyers And Math
The Denver Bar Association has once again proved the truism that many people go to law school because they can’t handle math.
The Cost Of Contempt
Usually the phrase “contempt of court” is a mere legal label for actions that violate a court order. But when the judge is on the receiving end of your behavior, it doesn’t pay to be a jerk in the courtroom.…
Criminal Ban On Political Lies Held Unconstitutional
A new state legal precedent for libel in the political arena arrives just in time for the 2008 election. What does it mean for Colorado?
Colorado Ghost Towns
Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman will hold a hearing later this month on whether ten towns in Douglas County should be converted from legally recognized municipalities to ghost towns. Among the abandoned towns is Douglas, apparently the city after…
The Ritter Business Tax Reforms
Governor Ritter is proposing three major changes in business taxation in the state, and has lined up sponsors for each of the proposals in the General Assembly. He would eliminate the business personal property tax for the state for…
