Legal Opinion
Kerr v. Hickenlooper
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 30, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-cv-01350-WJM-BNBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
WILLIAM J. MARTINEZ, District Judge.
This action challenges the constitutionality and legality of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (“TABOR”), an amendment to the Colorado Constitution passed by voter initiative in 1992. Among other provisions, TABOR prohibits the Colorado General Assembly from increasing tax rates or imposing new taxes without voter approval. Plaintiffs allege that, by taking away the General Assembly’s power to tax, TABOR violates Colorado’s constitutional and statutory obligations to maintain a republican…
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