Legal Opinion
Romer v. Colorado General Assembly
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 15, 1991No. 90SC36PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
We granted certiorari pursuant to C.A.R. 50 to review an order of the district court dismissing a complaint filed by the Governor of Colorado, the Honorable Roy Romer, against the General Assembly, Carl “Bev” Bledsoe in his official capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Ted Strickland in his official capacity as President of the Senate. The district court held that the speech or debate clause, Colo. Const, art. V, § 16, granted absolute immunity to members of the General Assembly. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
In April 1989, the Colorado General Assembly enacted the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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