COLORADO COMMON CAUSE v. GESSLER

No. 11CA2405.

410 P.3d 451 (2012)

2012 COA 147

COLORADO COMMON CAUSE and Colorado Ethics Watch, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Scott GESSLER, in his official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

August 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hill & Robbins, PC, Jennifer H. Hunt , Nathan P. Flynn , Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee Colorado Common Cause.

Luis Toro , Margaret Perl , Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee Colorado Ethics Watch.

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

Steven M. Simpson , William H. Mellor , Arlington, Virginia; Katelynn K. McBride , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Amicus Curiae Institute for Justice.


¶ 1 This appeal arises out of a challenge to the Colorado Secretary of State's rulemaking authority brought by plaintiffs, Colorado Common Cause and Colorado Ethics Watch, pursuant to section 24-4-106, C.R.S.2011. The Secretary of State, Scott Gessler (the Secretary), appeals the trial court's order finding that...

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