Court of Appeals Case No. 22CA1611

         Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

         [REFRAMED] Whether Colorado's anti-SLAPP statute imposes a "nexus" requirement that demands a defendant's speech encourage, facilitate, or contribute to a general debate before that speech is made "in connection with a public issue or an issue of public interest."

         Whether the same standard for "matter of public concern" under Colorado's substantive law regarding defamation and invasion of privacy applies equally to the "matter of public interest" provision of Colorado's anti-SLAPP Act.

         [REFRAMED] Whether Colorado's anti-SLAPP statute requires courts to evaluate a speaker's motive when determining whether the speech in question was made "in connection with a public issue or an issue of public interest.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.