Judges are allowed to review whether the governor s failure to act violates the state constitution, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, reinstating a lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis that seeks to force additional COVID-19 mitigation for Colorado s prisons.
The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against Polis in May 2020, alleging prison conditions violated the state constitution s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment due to the risk of coronavirus infection. But in December, Denver District Court Judge Kandace C. Gerdes dismissed the case, finding that a court order forcing the governor to act would encroach upon his authority as the head of the executive branch.
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