Filed Date: May 12, 2025
Closed Date: June 24, 2025
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This is a case challenging the enforcement of Colorado’s gender identity regulations against a religious summer camp.
On May 12, 2025, Camp Id-Ra-Ha-Je Association (the “Camp”), a religious-based children’s resident summer camp, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District of Colorado. The Camp sued the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) and the Director of CDEC’s Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration. The Camp, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, asked the court for judicial relief, alleging that CDEC violated the free exercise and religious freedom under the First Amendment as well as the equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment by requiring it to comply with the gender identity regulations that allow individuals to use the gender segregated facilities that are consistent with their gender identity. The gender identity regulations are based on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s rules implementing the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The Camp also sought injunctive relief, alleging to prohibit CDEC from denying a childcare licence to operate in Colorado or penalizing the Camp for its inability to comply with the gender identity regulations.
The case was assigned to District Judge Robert E. Blackburn, and then reassigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. It was then reassigned back to District Judge Robert E. Blackburn and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung.
On June 24, 2025, the Camp and CDEC reached a settlement agreement and the Camp agreed to voluntarily dismiss its lawsuit, on the premise that (i) the gender identity regulations did not apply to the Camp; (ii) CDEC will not take an enforcement action against the Camp due to the non-compliance with the said regulations; (iii) made clarification on published CDEC’s Administrative Guide for Rules Regulating Children’s Resident Camps; and (iv) CDED publishing the settlement agreement.
On June 24, 2025, the Camp and CDEC reached a settlement agreement. On the same date, the Camp filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, thereby closing this action.
Summary Authors
Chise Mori (9/16/2025)
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Neureiter, N. Reid (Colorado)
Cortman, David Andrew (Colorado)
Dill, Andrea Regan (Colorado)
Galus, Jeremiah (Colorado)
Tucker, Ryan Jeffrey (Colorado)
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Last updated Sept. 22, 2025, 10:04 a.m.
State / Territory: Colorado
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Filing Date: May 12, 2025
Closing Date: June 24, 2025
Case Ongoing: No
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Nonprofit, private Christian organization operating for religious, charitable, and educational purposes.
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Non-profit religious organization
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Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
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