Tag: colorado constitution
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Colorado justices, 4-2, say defendant cannot be retried after judge rejected jury’s partial acquittal
If a jury clearly indicates that it has acquitted a defendant of certain charges while remaining deadlocked on others, judges must accept that partial acquittal verdict, a divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Justice William W. Hood III, in the June 8 majority opinion, acknowledged that judges ordinarily may not ask a deadlocked jury…
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GUEST OPINION: Recalls safeguard representation of, by and for the people
In their March 3 opinion column, Bob Gardner and Wayne Williams argue that recall elections should be reserved only for corruption, criminal conduct, constitutional violations, or clear abuses of power. That framing may sound measured, but it narrows the Constitution beyond its design and overlooks why recalls exist. Recalls are not criminal trials. They are…
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for ‘first public Christian school’
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, it is considered a contract school rather than a charter school. A new school, touted as the first public Christian school in Colorado, is facing pushback from the state education…
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Title Board advances proposed constitutional amendment to raise threshold for judicial retention
The Title Board on Wednesday advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would require at least 55% of voters to support a judge’s retention, rather than the simple majority that is needed currently. However, the change, if enacted, may have limited impact. Of the judges and justices who were retained in 2020 and 2022, none received less…