NORTON v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Supreme Court Case No. 16SC112.

409 P.3d 331 (2018)

2018 CO 3

Jane E. NORTON, Petitioner v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD, INC. a/k/a Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation; John W. Hickenlooper, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Colorado; Susan E. Birch, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing; and Larry Wolk, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

January 22, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Michael J. Norton , Greenwood Village, Colorado, The Law Office of Natalie L. Decker, LLC, Natalie L. Decker , Littleton, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, Inc.: Heizer Paul LLP, Kevin C. Paul , Cynthia A. Coleman , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondents John W. Hickenlooper, Susan E. Birch, and Larry Wolk: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, W. Eric Kuhn , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Family Action, Genesis Family Church, Kingdom Way Ministries, Summit Ministries, and Christina Darlington: SDG Law LLC, David M. Hyams , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Faith and Freedom Coalition of Colorado, Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson, and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview: MRDLaw, Michael Francisco , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶ 1 In this case, we consider whether a complaint alleging a violation of article V, section 50 of the Colorado Constitution ("section 50") based solely on a theory of subsidization states a claim for relief sufficient to overcome a motion to dismiss pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5). We hold...

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