Clear The Bench Colorado is the opening presentation at Sunday’s North Denver Candidate Search 2010 Forum

by CTBC Director | 3:03 pm, February 19, 2010

Clear The Bench Colorado will be giving the opening presentation at the North Denver Candidate Search 2010 Forum this Sunday (21 February) at the Pinnacle Events Center (84th Ave just W of I-25).  Doors open to the general public at 2:00 PM, and the event is scheduled to continue through 6:30 PM.
The event will also feature candidates [...]

Friday Funnies: Colorado Supreme Court is NOT “super cool”

by CTBC Director | 5:56 am, February 19, 2010

Apropos of absolutely nothing – except that it features a dog (a recurring theme on our “Friday Funnies” installments) and I found it hilarious (”If only everyone saw you the way your dog does…”)
“Dude too supercool…”
Be supercool this November –  exercise YOUR right to vote “NO” on the four ‘unjust justices’ of the Mullarkey Majority (Michael Bender, [...]

Colorado Supreme Court retention elections gain coverage and commentary around the state

by CTBC Director | 11:45 pm, February 18, 2010

Following the Monday Denver Post’s front-page, above-the-fold coverage of the “tough vote” facing Colorado Supreme Court justices in the upcoming statewide elections this November, other media outlets around the state are picking up on the issue – which may become among the hottest political topics in Colorado this year.
Shamelessly mixing metaphors, Monday’s Denver Post front-page story [...]

A Billion Reasons Colorado Taxpayers Should Not Trust the Colorado Supreme Court (and the rest of state government)

by CTBC Director | 5:56 pm, February 17, 2010

Recovering from all the excitement of Monday’s front-page Denver Post story profiling the “tough vote” facing four Colorado Supreme Court justices in the upcoming statewide retention elections this November and scanning the internet for other items of interest (such as this article on the Supreme Court of Colorado and these news items about judicial performance evaluations [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold discusses Colorado Supreme Court role in enabling “Dirty Dozen” tax increase bills on Backbone Radio

by CTBC Director | 4:44 pm, February 16, 2010

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold appeared on Backbone Radio (710AM KNUS) Sunday evening at 6:30 to discuss the role of the Colorado Supreme Court in enabling the “Dirty Dozen” tax increase bills pending final approval in the Colorado Legislature.
ALL of these bills are seeking to exploit an apparent loophole ripped into the Colorado [...]

Colorado Supreme Court justices face a tough vote in upcoming statewide retention elections this November

by CTBC Director | 4:11 pm, February 15, 2010

It’s taken a while, but the Denver Post has started to take notice of those other statewide elections (the four MOST important votes Colorado citizens can cast in this very important election year).  Appearing above-the-fold on the front page (print edition) and top news story (online edition), the article (”Four Colorado Supreme Court justices face [...]

Evaluating the Performance of Colorado Supreme Court Justices

by CTBC Director | 11:11 pm, February 14, 2010

It’s Valentine’s Day, but the Denver Post is not feeling the love…
Between a weekend social calendar and attending several events (including One Sweet Fundraiser for Clear The Bench Colorado – a great success!  Thanks to all who attended and contributed!) yesterday, I almost missed the publication of the following guest commentary article on judicial performance [...]

Boulder Lawyer exploits Federal courts to assault TABOR, undermine constitutional rights of Colorado citizens

by CTBC Director | 11:45 pm, February 13, 2010

As usual, it’s “for the children.”
Boulder lawyer Herb Fenster has declared that he intends to file a lawsuit against the people and state of Colorado to nullify a section of the Colorado Constitution (Article X, Section 20 – colloquially known as TABOR, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights) in Federal court “by the end of the [...]

Challenges to “Dirty Dozen” tax increase bills likely to end up before the Colorado Supreme Court

by CTBC Director | 11:45 pm, February 11, 2010

After the Colorado Senate voted in favor of the “Dirty Dozen” tax increase bills under consideration by the Legislature on  a mostly party-line vote Wednesday (following last Monday’s similar mostly party-line approval of the bills in the Colorado House), the legislative battle over the tax increases (er, “elimination of tax credits and exemptions“) is all but [...]

“One Sweet Fundraiser” for Clear The Bench Colorado

by CTBC Director | 11:33 pm, February 9, 2010

Still looking for just the right sweets for your sweetie? 
Looking to stock up on your favorite dessert(s), and support a great cause at the same time?
This may be your last opportunity to enjoy a Valentine’s Day before the “Candy Tax” becomes law – so make the most of it, AND learn more about how the [...]

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