That ruling should be reversed because Meyer failed to apply the presumption of public access outlined in case law, the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and Chief Justice Directive 05-01, the judicial branch’s court records policy, argues CFOIC’s appellate brief.
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A case in the Court of Appeals about the redaction of public records “presents a simple but monumental question for the future of government transparency in Colorado,” the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition says in an amicus brief.
Efforts to weaken the Colorado Open Records Act and give an open meetings law exemption to the state Public Utilities Commission fell short during the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
State lawmakers are adding themselves and many other government officials in Colorado to the list of “protected persons” who, for safety reasons, can get their home addresses and other personal information removed from public records posted on the internet.
State lawmakers are rewriting portions of Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act and other statutes to ensure that family members of people killed by police get quicker access to body-worn and dashboard camera footage and additional information.
The Colorado Title Board again rejected a proposed state constitutional right-to-know initiative for the fall ballot, still maintaining it doesn’t meet a single-subject requirement.
