COLORADO ETHICS v. SENATE MAJORITY FUND

No. 10SC276.

269 P.3d 1248 (2012)

2012 CO 12

COLORADO ETHICS WATCH, Petitioner, v. SENATE MAJORITY FUND, LLC; Colorado Leadership Fund, LLC; and the Office of the Administrative Courts, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

February 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Toro , Chantell Taylor , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner Colorado Ethics Watch.

Hackstaff Law Group, LLC, Steven A. Klenda , Mario D. Nicolais, II , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent Senate Majority Fund, LLC.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Jason R. Dunn , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondents Colorado Leadership Fund.

Heizer Paul Grueskin LLP, Martha M. Tierney , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Common Cause.

Heizer Paul Grueskin LLP, Mark G. Grueskin , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Education Association.

Holland & Hart LLP, J. Lee Gray , Greenwood Village, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Bar Association.

Patton Boggs LLP, Kathryn E. Biber , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae The Center for Competitive Politics.

No appearance by or on behalf of the Office of the Administrative Courts.


Chief Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this appeal, we review the court of appeals opinion in Colorado Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC, ___ P.3d ___, 2010 WL 963199 (Colo.App.2010). The court of appeals below affirmed the dismissal of the present action by the administrative law judge (ALJ) for failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. At issue is the meaning of "expressly advocating the election or...

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