Comments on: Tenth Circuit: neighbors’ RICO suit against pot growers can proceed

By: Hugo S. Cunningham

Hugo S. Cunningham — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:11:53 +0000

Suppose there were a broad civil-society movement in Colorado (perhaps initiated by votes of the State legislature) to educate potential jurors about their power to nullify heavy-handed insertions of Federal law in matters best left to the States, or the misuse of a law that had been sold to the public as a tool against organized crime. Would the plaintiffs be able to move the trial out of Colorado? Or insist on a non-jury trial/

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:58:19 +0000

In reply to Walter Olson. I was only kidding. Damn. This should be interesting.

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:14:11 +0000

In reply to Jim Collins. In fact the relevant Colorado officials are named in the suit. Always follow the links, in this case to the opinion ("has ruled").

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:51:03 +0000

Shouldn’t the state of Colorado be named as a co-conspirator since they profit from the criminal act in the form of taxes?