http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org Returning accountability to our judicial system... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:27:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Colorado Courts Continue to Play Politics in 2011... Another tumultuous year has come and gone for the Colorado judiciary - and once again, Colorado Citizens and taxpayers have been hammered by the gavels of Colorado judges pounding their personal preferences over the will of the people - and the rule of law. Last ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2012/01/01/2011-year-in-review-colorado-courts-continue-to-play-politics/ Colorado's State Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday morning to appeal Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport’s ruling against the state in the Lobato school funding lawsuit.  Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper had officially announced last Wednesday* that the state would appeal Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport’s ruling that the state’s education funding is not ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/27/state-education-board-joins-governor-hickenlooper-in-bipartisan-appeal-of-denver-judges-ruling-on-lobato-school-funding-lawsuit/ Welcome to the 2011 Christmas edition of the Clear The Bench Colorado Friday Funnies! Another tumultuous year has come and gone for the Colorado judiciary - and once again, Colorado Citizens and taxpayers have been hammered by the gavels of Colorado judges pounding their personal preferences over the will of the ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/23/friday-funnies-and-a-leftist-judiciary-reprise/ Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper officially announced Wednesday* that the state would appeal Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport's ruling that the state's education funding is not "thorough and uniform" as referenced in constitutional language (Colorado Constitution, Article IX, Section 2). Rappaport's 183-page ruling also paved the way for court-ordered tax increases, ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/22/colorado-governor-hickenlooper-announces-state-will-appeal-denver-judges-ruling-on-lobato-school-funding-lawsuit/ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 1st Amendment to the United States ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/19/speaking-out-on-reforming-colorados-campaign-finance-laws/ The long saga of Colorado's Congressional redistricting and state legislative district reapportionment has been decided for the next decade by the Colorado Supreme Court in a pair of recent rulings (ruling to uphold Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt's ruling on Congressional Redistricting December 5th, then ruling to uphold the Colorado Reapportionment ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/16/friday-funnies-this-time-the-jokes-on-all-of-you-colorados-congressional-and-state-legislative-district-maps/ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 1st Amendment to the United States ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/14/reforming-colorados-unconstitutional-campaign-finance-laws/ The Colorado Supreme Court today approved the state legislative district maps re-submitted by the Colorado Reapportionment Commission last week (adopted in a procedurally suspect manner on a 6-5 party-line vote, with "unaffiliated" Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats). The Colorado Supreme Court's decision is surprising, since the court had ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/12/colorado-supreme-court-approves-state-legislative-district-maps-resubmitted-by-colorado-reapportionment-commission/ The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) officially submitted state legislative district maps rammed through on a party-line vote last week (6-5, with technically unaffiliated Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats) to the Colorado Supreme Court for review late Monday (6 December). House Map: House Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports Senate ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/09/colorado-reapportionment-commission-minority-report-filed-as-challenge-to-legislative-district-maps-in-colorado-supreme-court/ The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) officially submitted state legislative district maps rammed through on a party-line vote last week (6-5, with technically unaffiliated Chairman Mario Carrera joining the commission’s other Democrats) to the Colorado Supreme Court for review late Monday. House Map: House Resubmitted Plan Maps and Reports Senate Map: Senate Resubmitted ... http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/12/08/colorado-reapportionment-commission-legislative-district-maps-draw-challenges-supporters-before-colorado-supreme-court/