A progressive activist has failed to show that the Colorado Opportunity Caucus is a public entity subject to the Colorado Open Records Act, a judge determined, dismissing claims against the nonprofit for withholding documents related to a 2025 retreat at a Vail hotel.
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An appeals court opinion barring fees for some law enforcement body-worn camera footage should not be reviewed by the Colorado Supreme Court, a brief filed by Yellow Scene Magazine argues.
Three Douglas County residents asked the Colorado Supreme Court to deny the county commissioners’ petition for review of an appellate court ruling that the open meetings law applied to several meetings they convened outside of public view.
For Zansberg, the story of his unilaterally terminated records request highlights a systemic problem with CCJRA that many requesters face: Unlike CORA, which requires the production of records “not readily available” within three working days unless extenuating circumstances apply, CCJRA does not include a response deadline.
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.
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.
