Tag: First Amendment
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‘What’s the injury?’ Federal judge wary of Christian school’s challenge to universal pre-K program
A Christian school in Chaffee County argued to a federal judge on Thursday that it should be able to receive state money to participate in the new universal preschool program without having to abide by Colorado’s non-discrimination rules for providers. The Darren Patterson Christian Academy, which enrolls students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, is seeking…
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Lawsuit challenges Colorado law for ‘buffer distance’ outside abortion clinics
A Denver woman filed a federal lawsuit challenging a 1993 Colorado law that bars anti-abortion activists from approaching people within eight feet outside abortion clinics, which takes effect within 100 feet of the facilities. The woman, Wendy Faustin, argues both the state law and a Denver ordinance against “harassment near health care facilit(ies)” only seek…
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Colorado lawmakers vote to let themselves block constituents on social media
Colorado lawmakers on Thursday decided to allow themselves to block their constituents on social media. If signed into law, House Bill 1306 would give all elected officials in the state the power to block someone from viewing or interacting with an official’s social media pages — for any reason. This would apply to their personal social media…
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Colorado appeals court sides with customer sued over negative online review
The Court of Appeals believed Elizabeth Watson’s online statements about her experience with a contractor were ‘substantially true’
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SCOTUS hears challenge to Colorado stalking law, with questions about modern ‘sensitivity’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For nearly two years, Billy Raymond Counterman sent a musician thousands of unsolicited Facebook messages, carrying on a one-way conversation as if he had a relationship with her. Then things escalated. “Was that you in the white Jeep?” “I’m currently unsupervised. I know, it freaks…
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Federal judge narrowly blocks new Colorado abortion law
A federal judge on Saturday issued a narrow order blocking enforcement of a newly-enacted Colorado law that cracks down on treatments to purportedly reverse medication-induced abortions. On April 14, Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 190 as part of a package of measures bolstering reproductive rights in the state. SB 190 subjects licensed medical providers to professional…
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Federal judge allows men who harassed passersby at Denver Union Station to sue officer, RTD
Two men who yelled obscenities at children, hurled sexist comments and broadcast a torrent of swear words through a megaphone outside Denver Union Station may sue their arresting officer for allegedly lacking probable cause of a crime, a federal judge ruled last week. In declining to dismiss Abade Irizarry and Kyle Shockley’s claims, U.S. District…
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Federal judge dismisses retaliation claim against Jeffco district, allows claim against blogger
A federal judge has dismissed an attorney’s retaliation claim against her former employer, a special district based in Lakewood, while at the same time permitting the lawyer’s defamation claim against a blogger to proceed. Mary Joanne “Jo” Deziel Timmins sued the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District after it fired her in the summer of 2021.…
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Masterpiece Cakeshop violated anti-discrimination law again, Colorado appeals court finds
For the second time in nearly eight years, Colorado’s second-highest court has agreed Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc. violated the state’s antidiscrimination law by refusing to sell a cake to an LGBTQ customer. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals concluded the store’s owner, Jack Phillips, ran afoul of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) when he…
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SCOTUS takes up ‘true threats’ case out of Colorado, the latest in a series of state court appeals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s highest court has shone a spotlight on Colorado’s typically low-profile Court of Appeals, agreeing to review a decision of the 22-member court for the second time in under a decade. The U.S. Supreme Court, in granting appeals, occasionally gives the green-light to federal…