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AG releases amicus brief in high court’s mill levy freeze case

By Mike Saccone | Monday, August 18, 2008, 04:41 PM

Attorney General John Suthers and his office have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Colorado Supreme Court in the pending case on the constitutionality of Gov. Bill Ritter’s mill levy freeze.

Suthers’ amicus curiae brief is consistent with his office’s legal opinion on 2007’s Senate Bill 199: It constitutes a tax increase that required a vote under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.

Here are some excerpts from the attorney general’s legal brief:

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We found the references to 2008 ballot initiatives fascinating. We’ll see how that plays into the Colorado Supreme Court’s much-anticipated ruling on this matter.

*Suthers photo from The Daily Sentinel archives.

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