Legal Opinion
Williams v. Department of Public Safety
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 2015No. Court of Appeals 14CA0390PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE WEBB
1 1 Brett L. Williams spent twelve years as a Colorado State Patrol (CSP) employee, climbing the ranks from trooper to captain. *766In 2010, he resigned from CSP to start a new career as a helicopter pilot, But when Williams applied for reinstatement just three months later, his most closely-guarded secret-he is gay-was revealed. After Williams failed a polygraph examination and a swift investigation concerning some of his responses, CSP refused to reinstate him. But was that decision illegal discrimination based on Williams' sexual orientation?
I. Background
A. Procedure
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