Tag:Freedom of Speech
News
Colorado Republican Party Sues Over Unaffiliated Votes in Primaries
The state Republican Party sued to block a law that allows independent voters to participate in major political parties’ primary elections.
News
Supreme Court Finds First Amendment Trumps Colorado Public Accommodation Law Protections
The Supreme Court ruled the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act can’t compel a website designer to make custom wedding sites for LGBTQ+ clients.
News
Supreme Court Overrules Colorado’s Standard for Determining ‘True Threat’ Mens Rea
The U.S. Supreme Court found a reckless standard should be used to determine mens rea in true threat determinations.
News
Suit Hopes to Overturn Colorado Law Against ‘Sidewalk Counseling’ Outside Abortion Clinics
The lawsuit hopes to overturn a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the same Colorado law it is challenging.
Briefs
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Trump Too Small’ Trademark Appeal
The case asks how public or political figures’ rights to privacy and publicity weigh against freedom of speech with trademarks.
Courts
10th Circuit Returns for May Oral Arguments
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals returns for oral arguments on more than 50 cases from Colorado and beyond.
Courts
Supreme Court Dives Into Mens Rea, Online Context in Colorado Appeal on ‘True Threats’
At oral argument, the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pressed attorneys on how to define true threats from a Colorado appeal.
Courts
Argument Previews: Colorado ‘True Threat’ Appeal Goes to SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court April 19 will hear oral arguments for an appeal out of state court over what’s considered a “true threat.”