Flesor: Waiting for better access to Colorado courts
For those without a LexisNexis login, the courts can be shockingly opaque sometimes.
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Court of Appeals case: What must government boards in Colorado tell the public about their private meetings?
A case before the Colorado Court of Appeals focuses on what city councils and other government boards must tell the public before they meet in private.
Federal judge: No reason to close records and proceedings in civil case against Colorado Springs YMCA
A federal judge has denied a motion by the Colorado Springs YMCA to close court proceedings and records in a lawsuit brought by a former employee who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a higher-ranking employee.
Colorado Public Radio and CFOIC object to proposed closure of civil case against Colorado Springs YMCA
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition joined Colorado Public Radio and a UCLA law professor in objecting to the proposed closure of court proceedings and records in a federal lawsuit brought against the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region.
Colorado Court of Appeals rules for environmental activist in oil company’s defamation suit
A Paonia environmental activist who helped persuade state lawmakers to pass an anti-SLAPP law during this year’s legislative session won a Colorado Court of Appeals victory Thursday against the oil and gas company that sued him for libel.
Starting July 1, governments in Colorado will be allowed to charge more for public records
Obtaining public records in Colorado could soon get a bit more expensive. Beginning Monday, July 1, state and local government entities will be allowed to charge a maximum of $33.58 an hour – after the first hour – to fulfill requests made under the Colorado Open Records Act.
Judge orders disclosure of autopsy report on decomposed body found in Trinidad apartment
A judge in Las Animas County has ordered the public release of an autopsy report that a lawsuit claims was wrongly withheld from a Trinidad resident who runs a Facebook-based community news site.
Polis signs anti-SLAPP, media literacy bills into law
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill to protect Coloradans from meritless lawsuits that target free expression, and he signed another measure that starts a process for incorporating media literacy into state education standards.
Colorado Right to Know Coalition pushes for more education data transparency
Colorado does a great job protecting the confidentiality of individual student records but suppresses far too much academic performance data at the school and district level, which can leave families, communities and researchers in the dark about how well groups of students are doing.
RTD stops charging ‘a measly quarter’ per page for electronic copies of public records
The Regional Transportation District no longer charges the public 25 cents per page for electronic copies of public records.