HALL v. MORENO

No. 11SC842.

270 P.3d 961 (2012)

2012 CO 14

Kathryn H. HALL; Danny E. Stroud; Dick R. Murphy, Ph.D.; Mark D. Hillman; Mark Baisley; Shirley J. Seitz; and Wayne W. Williams; Petitioners v. Dominick MORENO; Christine Le Lait; William N. Patterson; Rita Mahoney; Michael Bowman; Jon Golden-Dubois; Mikel Whitney; and Scott Gessler, in his official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State; Respondents and Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, a body politic and corporate; City of Aurora; Mayor Edward J. Tauer, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Aurora; Colorado Latino Forum, a Colorado non-profit corporation; Colorado Hispanic Bar Association; a Colorado non-profit corporation; and Bill Thiebaut, Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

February 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hale Westfall, LLP, Richard A. Westfall , Allan L. Hale , Peter J. Krumholz , Matthew W. Spengler , Christopher M. McNicholas , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioners Kathryn H. Hall, Danny E. Stroud, Dick R. Murphy, Ph.D., Mark D. Hillman, Mark Baisley, Shirley J. Seitz, and Wayne W. Williams.

Heizer Paul Grueskin LLP, Mark G. Grueskin , Lila M. Bateman , Martha M. Tierney , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondents Dominick Moreno, Christine Le Lait, William N. Patterson, Rita Mahoney, Michael Bowman, Jon Golden-Dubois, and Mikel Whitney.

Douglas County Attorney's Office, Lance J. Ingalls , Douglas County Attorney, Kelly Dunnaway , Deputy County Attorney, Castle Rock , Colorado, Attorneys for Intervenor Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, a body politic and corporate.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Martha L. Fitzgerald , Hubert A. Farbes, Jr. , Michael F. Feeley , Denver, Colorado, City Attorney's Office, City of Aurora, Charles H. Richardson, Jr. , Billy R. Stiggers , Aurora, Colorado, Attorneys for Intervenors City of Aurora and Mayor Edward J. Tauer, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Aurora.

Larimer County Attorney's Office, George H. Hass , Larimer County Attorney, Fort Collins , Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Board of County Commissioners of Larimer County.

Jefferson County Attorney's Office, Ellen G. Wakeman , Jefferson County Attorney, Writer Mott , Assistant County Attorney, Golden, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson.

No briefs filed by or on behalf of Scott Gessler, in his official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State; Colorado Latino Forum, a Colorado non-profit corporation; Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, a Colorado non-profit corporation; or Bill Thiebaut.


Chief Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 This case involves the redistricting of Colorado's congressional districts following the results of the 2010 census. Redistricting is an incredibly complex and difficult process that is fraught with political ramifications and high emotions. This process is made all the more complicated by the depth and variety of Colorado's local and regional interests. In many ways, as the trial court observed, Colorado...

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