If you look at some of the most significant Supreme Court cases on cultural issues coming out in the last three terms, where have they come from?” the attorney quizzed the crowd of activists, advocates, and elected officials gathered in an air-conditioned Colorado Springs event center in August. He answered his own question: “Colorado.” He meant it as good news, and the crowd of attendees at the 2025 policy summit of a small but influential organization named Colorado Leaders for Academic Success, or CLAS, took it as such.