Anderson v. Lamm

This case involves vetoes by the Governor of portions of the 1977 general appropriation bill, commonly known as the “Long Bill.” The plaintiff-appellants are eight members of the Fifty-first General Assembly. The defendant-appellees are comprised of the Governor and various state officers. The complaint sought a declaratory judgment that the Governor’s vetoes of nine portions of the Long Bill were invalid because they were improper item vetoes under the veto power given the Governor in Colo. Const. Art. IV, Sec. 12. Preliminary injunctive relief was also requested.

The Denver District Court…