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Jessica Corry on Huffington Post: J-Schools Get Schooled in 2010

Posted on 2010-08-26 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, Higher Education, In The News

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-corry/jschools-get-schooled-in-_b_695183.html

Jessica Corry in Fort Collins Coloradoan: rare accounts of violence only strengthen the argument for ending prohibition

Posted on 2010-08-20 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100820/NEWS01/8200338/Occupants-in-home-invasion-case-say-they-came-to-Fort-Collins-to-grow-pot

Jessica Corry on Huffington Post: Burn Your Gender Card, Vote For Buck

Posted on 2010-08-05 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-corry/gender-jokes-on-jane-real_b_672221.html

Jessica Corry on Huffington Post: Stapleton Best Pick For State Treasurer

Posted on 2010-08-02 -- Posted in Government Accountability, In The News

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-corry/why-walker-stapleton-is-t_b_666037.html

Westword: Jessica Corry threatens litigation against unconstitutional residency rule

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http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/08/medical_marijuana_residency_rules_jessica_corry_threatens_litigation_if_theyre_not_changed.php#comments

Join Jessica on 850 KOA to get an up-to-the minute primary election forecast

Posted on 2010-07-31 -- Posted in In The News

Saturday, July 31, 2010
Directly after the Rockies game (est. 11 p.m.)
850 KOA or 850koa.com

Corry on Huffington Post: America’s Muslim Patriots

Posted on -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

By Jessica Corry
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-corry/americas-muslim-patriots_b_595124.html
I first met Aliya and Rehan Hasan as our then four-year-old daughters gorged themselves on cake at a mutual friend’s birthday party. We swapped perspectives on kindergarten curriculum and summer camps. We quickly realized we had a lot in common, including a strong libertarian Republican ideology. We exchanged numbers to get the kids […]

U.S. Civil Rights Commission names Corry to Colorado Post

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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Appointments to the Colorado State Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has appointed 11 people to the Colorado State Advisory Committee.
Martin Dannenfelser, Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, announced the appointment of Vernard T. Gant of Colorado Springs, Mary […]

Corry named “Who’s Who” in Colorado medical marijuana debate

Posted on 2010-03-11 -- Posted in In The News

By Joel Warner, Wednesday, Mar. 10 2010
LINK: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/03/whos_who_among_colorados_top_2.php
​Keeping track of all the individuals and organizations duking it out on the front lines of the state’s medical-marijuana debate is trickier than picking through the med strains at your corner dispensary. To help weed through the chaos, we’ve created this guide to the state’s top marijuana power […]

Corry at Huffington Post: Going Rogue DEA Style

Posted on -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

This column originally appeared at www.HuffingtonPost.com on March 9, 2010.
Going Rogue: DEA Style
By Jessica P. Corry
It takes a lot to get some of the state’s most conservative lawmakers on board with a Democratic Congressman from the People’s Republic of Boulder. But that’s just what happened this week.
The unifying cause? None other than Colorado’s hot button […]

Corry: Death of Romer Bill Brings Opportunity For Honest Debate

Posted on 2010-01-12 -- Posted in Government Accountability, In The News

This column originally appeared on the Huffington Post on January 11, 2010.
By Jessica and Robert Corry
The legislation would have required Coloradans to inform on each other Soviet-style. It sought to forfeit power to the federal government at the expense of rights afforded under the Colorado Constitution. And it advocated for industry rules that would have […]

Congrats to my dear Rob Corry, named one of Denver’s most powerful public personalities!

Posted on 2010-01-09 -- Posted in In The News

From 5280’s January 2010 edition:
26. Rob Corry
Attorney, Medical Marijuana Advocate
No local story has grabbed more recent headlines than medical marijuana, and Corry—a libertarian Republican—is at the center. He’s the go-to lawyer for medical marijuana supporters, representing dozens of dispensaries around the state and regularly squaring off against Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and others. With […]

Corry & Corry in The Denver Post: Setting the facts straight on medical marijuana statistics

Posted on 2009-12-20 -- Posted in Government Accountability, In The News

This column originally appeared on The Denver Post Web site on Dec. 19, 2009
By Jessica Corry, Bob Hoban, Lauren Davis, and Robert Corry, Jr.
Do medical marijuana dispensaries draw crime to their surrounding communities? While recent headlines insinuate this, a coherant examination of crime statistics proves otherwise.
On Dec. 17th, The Denver Post devoted extensive coverage to […]

Corry in Colorado Springs Gazette: Yoga practitioners should get out their hymnals and Vedas

Posted on 2009-12-16 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

This column originally appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette on December 15, 2009
By Jessica Peck Corry
Yoga, marketed as a way to find personal peace through perplexing poses, is now at the center of a growing debate over whether that sweaty Saturday morning of downward-facing dogs should be federally recognized as a religious service.
Owners of yoga […]

Arapahoe District Court to hear landmark medical marijuana challenge Friday

Posted on 2009-12-15 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

Contact: Jessica Corry
720-628-5756/Jessica@JessicaCorry.com
www.HobanandFeola.com
December 15, 2009
For Immediate Release:
COURT TO HEAR CHALLENGE TO CENTENNIAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA BAN
Centennial, Colo.—A coalition of medical marijuana patients and caregivers will get their day in court Friday. At an afternoon hearing, plaintiffs will argue that the City of Centennial violated their rights under the Colorado Constitution, as well as related […]

Corry in Colorado Springs Gazette: A Time for Joy, A Time for Cheer, A Time For Atheist Lawsuits

Posted on 2009-12-08 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

This column originally ran in the Colorado Springs Gazette on December 6, 2009.
By Jessica Peck Corry
With Thanksgiving behind us, we can at last turn our homes into endless seas of red and green without fear of retribution by overzealous homeowners’ associations. We all throw guilt to the wind, allowing even the most devout vegan to […]

Corry in Centennial Citizen: Municipal officials trample on constitutional rights

Posted on 2009-12-04 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

http://www.coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/12/04/centennial_citizen/news/11_pj_pot_suit_ce.txt
City readies for fight on medical marijuana
By Peter Jones
Published: 12.04.09
A lawsuit brought against the City of Centennial by a medical-marijuana dispensary and three of its patients is the first lawsuit of its kind in Colorado since voters approved marijuana use for medicinal purposes in 2000.
CannaMart and the three customers filed the suit on Nov. 30 […]

Corry at Huffington Post: Can Pot Save Denver’s Newspapers

Posted on 2009-11-23 -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

Denver is a city in love with its newspapers. Even in 2009, many residents still cling to the scent and grime of fresh newspaper print. But as the recent loss of the city’s beloved Rocky Mountain News still lingers, the focus now turns to saving the publications remaining. In an ironic twist of fate worthy […]

Denver Post: Corry Questions Madden’s Conflict of interest

Posted on 2009-11-17 -- Posted in Government Accountability, In The News

Heat is on Colorado climate-change guru
Conservatives criticize Gov. Ritter adviser Alice Madden for also working for a liberal group
By Jessica Fender
The Denver Post
The coordinator of Colorado’s efforts to combat climate change drew criticism from conservatives Monday after conflict-of-interest disclosures showed she accepts monthly stipends from a liberal think tank.
Climate-change coordinator and former state Rep. […]

Corry on Huffington Post: Mrs. Obama, What About Our Boys?

Posted on -- Posted in Government Accountability, Popular Culture, In The News

This column originally appeared on November 16, 2009 on HuffingtonPost.com.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-corry/mrs-obama-what-about-our_b_359452.html
Mrs. Obama, What About Our Boys?
By Jessica Peck Corry
As Michelle Obama touched down in Denver today to promote her efforts to connect America’s public school students with professional mentors, she declined to send an invitation to one population who could most benefit: our city’s neglected […]