Colorado Legislature

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2021, Journalism, Public Records Laws June 8, 2021

Amendments to police bills address public access to internal affairs records, body-cam footage, Brady lists and news media access to encrypted radio traffic

One change will impact the release of body-worn and dashboard camera footage, and another might help mitigate the loss of public information caused by the encryption of police radio transmissions. Two additional provisions address public access to records of completed police internal affairs investigations and lists of officers who have credibility issues.

University of Colorado

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2021, Open Meetings Laws, Public Records Laws April 22, 2021

Amicus brief: Court of Appeals ruling in Daily Camera lawsuit ‘deprives the public of meaningful oversight’ of government chief executive hiring

A Colorado Court of Appeals ruling in the Boulder Daily Camera’s lawsuit against the University of Colorado regents sets “a dangerous precedent that deprives the public of any meaningful oversight and input into the selection process of a public body’s chief executive,” says a friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and 12 other organizations.

University of Colorado

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2021, Open Meetings Laws, Public Records Laws April 15, 2021

Daily Camera asks Colorado Supreme Court to review appellate ruling in CU presidency sole finalist case

The Boulder Daily Camera formally asked the state’s highest court to review the Colorado Court of Appeals’ 2-1 reversal of a district court ruling against the University of Colorado regents for refusing to publicly disclose the names and applications of all six candidates interviewed for the president’s job that went to Mark Kennedy in 2019.