In a unanimous 3-0 decision yesterday, the Colorado Court of Appeals threw out former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ nine-year prison sentence, ruling that the original judge improperly factored in her protected First Amendment speech about 2020 election concerns. Her felony convictions were upheld, but the case is now remanded for resentencing — back to the very same judge who imposed the original term.

Tina Peters, a 70-year-old whistleblower and Gold Star mother of a fallen Navy SEAL was sentenced to nine years in prison in Colorado for questioning the 2020 election. She honored her oath to the Constitution by exposing what she believed were critical flaws in the election system. Initially motivated to run for Mesa County Clerk in Colorado to make practical improvements—like reducing long wait times at the DMV—she never anticipated her role would lead to a national spotlig