On August 4, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado to overturn discriminatory campaign limits.  Colorado law lets an individual contribute $400 to a legislative candidate who was nominated in a primary, but only $200 to a legislative candidate who was nominated in the nominating convention of a ballot-qualified minor party, and only $200 to an independent candidate.

The lead plaintiffs are two individuals who have already each contributed $200 to Kathleen Curry, the Colorado independent legislator who is running for re-election.  They each want to contribute another $200, but they face severe fines if they do so.  The case is Riddle v Ritter, 10-cv-01857.  It was assigned to Judge Philip A. Brimmer.