DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS v. RITTER

No. 07SA181.

178 P.3d 524 (2008)

DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS, a Colorado not-for-profit corporation; Edward H. Stammel, an individual; Norma Anderson, an individual; Virginia Buczek, an individual; Douglas Abraham, an individual; Adams County Economic Development, Inc., a Colorado not-for-profit corporation; Susan K. Rusch, an individual; Ann L. McGihon, an individual; and Daniel E. Williams, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Bill RITTER, as Governor of the State of Colorado, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Maurice G. Knaizer, Deputy Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant.

Fairfield and Woods, P.C., Douglas J. Friednash, John M. Tanner, Susan F. Fisher, Denver, Colorado, Jean E. Dubofsky, P.C., Jean E. Dubofsky, Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Kelly Garnsey Hubbell & Lass LLC, Martha M. Tierney, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Common Cause.


Chief Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. Introduction

This case involves a constitutional challenge to the gift ban provisions in Amendment 41 of the Colorado Constitution ("Amendment 41"), now codified as Colo. Const. art. XXIX. Amendment 41, entitled "Ethics in Government," was an initiative enacted by the Colorado voters in November 2006. The Plaintiffs-Appellees are a combination of individuals...

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