Colorado Responds to NAW's Injunction Motion in Federal Court

In NAW v. Ryan (D. Colo., No. 1:26-cv-03460-PAB), the defendant, CDPHE Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, filed her response to NAW’s August 5, 2026 motion for a preliminary injunction on September 16, 2026 (ECF 15), with declarations from three witnesses and supporting exhibits. Her answer to the complaint is due October 5, 2026 (ECF 13), and a scheduling conference is set for October 21, 2026 at 11:30 a.m., by telephone, before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter (ECF 12). The docket, as last refreshed on September 21, 2026, shows no reply from NAW and no ruling on the motion.

What this means for you: the court has not ruled, so nothing in this case has paused Colorado’s program. ILMA says it filed its own preliminary injunction motion in Colorado state court on August 18, 2026, asking only for relief for its members. Sources: NAW v. Ryan docket (D. Colo.), via CourtListener; CDPHE, About us; ILMA release.

Update (October 25, 2026): the court held the scheduling conference on October 21, 2026 (ECF 25) and entered a scheduling order setting a telephonic status conference for January 13, 2027, discovery by March 22, 2027, and dispositive motions by April 21, 2027 (ECF 26). Since this entry, NAW replied in support of its motion on September 28, 2026 (ECF 17), the parties extended the State’s time to respond to October 13, 2026 (ECF 18), and the State moved to dismiss on that date (ECF 20).