trump v. anderson
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SCOTUS whisperer? Justice Carlos Samour may get second opportunity to turn state dissent into national precedent
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For the second time in two years, Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr. occupies an unusual position: Having his dissent in a Colorado Supreme Court case potentially forming the basis of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. Earlier this week, the nation’s highest court accepted an appeal questioning whether plaintiffs may sue fossil fuel producers under state law…
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Justice Melissa Hart to step down from Colorado Supreme Court
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Justice Melissa Hart will step down from the Colorado Supreme Court effective Jan. 5, the Judicial Department announced unexpectedly on Friday. Hart has been on an unexplained and unusual leave of absence from the court since Oct. 28. She told Colorado Politics in November that the leave was for “family and personal health reasons” but provided no…
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US Supreme Court rules for Trump in disqualification case; Colorado residents to cast ballots on Super Tuesday | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 5, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado voters finish casting ballots today in the state’s presidential primary, joining 15 other states and a territory voting on Super Tuesday. In place since the late 1980s, it’s called Super Tuesday because it’s the busiest day on the primary election calendar, with…
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Q&A with Shannon Stevenson | Colorado’s solicitor general talks about arguing to SCOTUS in Trump case
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a Colorado case with historic implications — specifically, whether Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from seeking office for engaging in insurrection as president. In December, the Colorado Supreme Court found Trump to be disqualified, by 4-3, based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump appealed to the nation’s…
