CASE CITATION: Hotaling v. Hickenlooper, 275 P.3d 723 (Colo. App. 2011)
PARTIES:
Plaintiff/ Petitioner: Mark Hotaling
Defendant/ Respondent: John Hickenlooper in his official capacity as governor of the State of Colorado; Christopher E. Urbina in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Services Corporation; and Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center, Inc.
SUMMARY OF THE KEY FACTS:
On June 23, 2011, the plaintiff brought action asserting that specific contracts for utilization of federal funds, went into between state Department of Public Health and Environment and elements giving family planning services, violated state constitution