Supreme Court draws line on Checkbook Justice

In this office, we are strong supporters of keeping Colorado courts fair and impartial in the face of efforts by politicians like former state Sen. John Andrews to bring the courts under the control of special interests. Since retiring from The Denver Post last year, our director of research and communications, Bob Ewegen, has served as Journalist in Residence for the Colorado Judicial Institute, which fights to keep Colorado courts free from political pressure. CJI also gives annual “Judicial Excellence” awards to honor outstanding judges in Colorado. It has also raised $195,000 to help provide advanced education and training for Colorado judges and judicial department personnel.

On Wednesday, June 17th, 2009, WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court against Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar for failing to develop a recovery plan for two sub-species of jaguarundi. The two sub-species at issue are the Gulf Coast jaguarundi and the Sinaloan Jaguarundi.