property rights
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Colorado Supreme Court shuts door on man’s challenge to private riverbed ownership
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Private ownership of river and stream beds in Colorado will continue unchallenged for now, as the state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man lacks standing to declare Colorado – and, by extension, the public – the rightful owner of his preferred fishing spot. For several years, Roger Hill has contested the ability of Mark Warsewa and…
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Property rights v. public access: Colorado Supreme Court wades into messy water controversy
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court heard on Tuesday that they should not upend 150 years of property rights, encourage trespassing and open the floodgates to lawsuits challenging, segment by segment, whether people can wade and fish in waterways that cut across private land. On the other hand, the justices also heard that Colorado stands…
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State Supreme Court clarifies how defendants may ask government to return their property
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The Colorado Supreme Court provided guidance on Monday for how convicted criminal defendants may ask law enforcement to return their property seized as part of an investigation. Previously, the state’s Court of Appeals had offered conflicting instructions about whether a judge overseeing a criminal case has the ability to order the return of a defendant’s…
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Boulder couple settles lawsuit against city over oil and gas permitting moratorium
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The City of Boulder agreed Friday to pay a couple who own mineral rights inside the city limits $35,000 for interfering with their property rights, according to a news release from Advance Colorado Action. Starting in 2013, the city imposed what was supposed to be a short-term moratorium on oil and gas exploration while it…
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PRO | Amendment 74 ensures just compensation, affirms property rights
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Property rights are an integral part of the culture and values of western states. Our ability to make the most out of the property we own is a core part of what made our state special. Even prior to statehood, the individual ability to turn our most precious resource, our land, into something more valuable…
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CON | Am. 74 would drown government in litigation — and hand taxpayers the tab
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Colorado residents are going to be voting on a variety of important ballot measures next month. The one that is most troubling is Amendment 74. This suggested change to the Colorado Constitution would expose both the state and all local governments to untold legal exposure with unclear language referring to government regulations or actions which…
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Tipton bill to protect landowners near federal property wins first approval
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WASHINGTON – A congressional bill to protect property owners’ rights during federal land acquisitions won first round approval Thursday but drew only cautious support from a major Colorado environmental group. The bill was introduced by Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, who is a member of the House Natural Resources subcommittee on federal lands. The…
