Tag: State Supreme Court
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Scrutiny aimed at redistricting commission’s maps over minority protections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Preliminary draft maps unveiled in June by the state’s legislative redistricting commission, if not adjusted, could violate federal civil rights laws, two state lawmakers said this week, by splitting minority communities in some parts of…
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Redistricting commissioners plan to ask state Supreme Court for respite on hearings, deadlines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s independent redistricting commissions are again scrambling to adjust the process and timeline they’re following to redraw the state’s political maps, all caused by a months-long delay in the decennial census. On Monday, the congressional redistricting commission authorized their attorney to draft a pleading they…
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Congressional redistricting commission OKs drafting maps without census data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commission voted Monday to begin drawing draft congressional maps that rely on survey data and estimates, due to a months-long delay in the U.S. Census Bureau’s normal decennial census data. The…
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Colorado lawmakers ask state Supreme Court to weigh redistricting shakeup
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to evaluate a legislative proposal to change how the first independent redistricting commission will redraw the state’s political maps for the next decade. Lawmakers want the independent redistricting commissions to start their work without delay, even though…
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Q&A with Chief Justice Brian Boatright | Ushering the Supreme Court to post-pandemic practices
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FAST FACTS: • Brian D. Boatright is the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, who took over the role on Jan 1. • Then-Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed him to the High Court in November 2011. Prior to joining the court, he was a judge…