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District Court dismisses Colorado River "personhood" lawsuit
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A federal court Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the state for “personhood rights” for the Colorado River. The lawsuit was filed in September by attorney Jason Flores-Williams for the environmental group Deep Green Resistance (DGR) as “next friends” on behalf of the Colorado River ecosystem. The lawsuit originally intended to provide the Colorado River…
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Attorney General Coffman threatens sanctions on Colorado River lawsuit
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There’s a new and interesting twist in the lawsuit that attempts to defend the Colorado River from the people of the state of Colorado – federal sanctions threatened against the attorney who filed the suit. The office of Attorney General Cynthia Coffman warned attorney Jason Flores-Williams, who brought the suit on behalf of several environmental groups,…
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Colorado River is plaintiff, sort of, in a lawsuit to give it same rights as people
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The Colorado River ought to have its own legal status that would put it on the same footing as people or corporations, according to an environmental group that filed a lawsuit in Denver federal court Monday. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in the United States, its proponents say. The Community Environmental Legal Defense…
