Journalism

First Amendment, Journalism April 9, 2024

An open letter regarding the unwarranted ouster of journalist Sandra Fish from the Colorado Republican state assembly

Journalism serves as the cornerstone of a vibrant and functioning democracy, providing citizens with the information necessary to make informed decisions. The forcible removal of Ms. Fish from the assembly, under the pretext that her reporting was unfavorably viewed by the party’s chairman, stands in stark contrast to the principles of freedom of speech and the press enshrined in our Constitution.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2024, Journalism, Public Records Laws March 7, 2024

Bill to close autopsy reports on minors advances in Colorado legislature

State lawmakers moved to make autopsy reports on minors confidential in Colorado despite extensive testimony from journalists and a child-protection advocate who explained the public-interest benefits of keeping those records open.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2023, Court Proceedings, Court Records, First Amendment, Journalism, Open Meetings Laws, Public Records Laws December 28, 2023

CFOIC’s 2023 year in review: Denver school board, Red Rocks, disappearing messages, CORA changes, livestreamed courts and a theater surveillance video

Several key rulings in 2023 showed why courts matter so much for enforcing and interpreting Colorado’s open government laws.

First Amendment, Journalism September 11, 2023

Colorado Supreme Court reverses appeals court ruling that CFOIC, news associations argued would chill attorneys’ speech about class-action suits

A Denver attorney’s comments to the press about a federal class-action lawsuit were protected by the litigation privilege, which immunizes a lawyer who makes allegedly defamatory statements related to a civil court case, the Colorado Supreme Court decided, reversing a 2021 ruling by the Court of Appeals.

First Amendment, Journalism August 21, 2023

Judge applies Colorado’s anti-SLAPP law to dismiss defamation claims against Denver7 and Denver NewsBreak journalists

A judge applied Colorado’s four-year-old anti-SLAPP law in tossing out defamation allegations made by a health care staffing company against reporters for Denver7 and Denver Newsbreak.

Awards, First Amendment, Journalism, Open Meetings Laws, Public Records Laws March 20, 2023

First Amendment attorney Flink presented with CFOIC’s Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Award

Recently retired Denver attorney Marc Flink spent decades fighting alongside news organizations for public access to the records and workings of government — and played a leading role in some of the most consequential First Amendment cases in recent Colorado history.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2023, Journalism, Public Records Laws March 14, 2023

Proposed CORA bill gives news media a break on fees, governments more time to respond to many records requests

A multi-faceted CORA bill draft circulating at the Colorado Capitol would give news organizations a break on research-and-retrieval fees, let government entities take more time to respond to many records requests and impose stricter rules for the retention of certain email records of state agencies.

First Amendment, Journalism March 6, 2023

COA ruling chills speech ‘that allows the media to keep the public informed,’ CFOIC, news associations argue in Colorado Supreme Court brief

A 2021 Colorado Court of Appeals opinion on what lawyers can tell the press about pending class-action lawsuits will chill “legitimate speech that allows the media to keep the public informed on matters of significant public concern,” the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and news associations argue in a brief filed recently with the Colorado Supreme Court.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2023, Journalism, Public Records Laws February 14, 2023

Colorado lawmakers advance bill that deletes juveniles’ names from criminal justice records

Legislation requiring the deletion of all juvenile victim and witness names from police and court records before the records are released to the public won unanimous approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

First Amendment, Journalism January 4, 2023

Revised Colorado Privacy Act rules: Enforcement won’t infringe on press freedom

Draft rules implementing a new Colorado consumer privacy law have been revised to address news organizations’ concerns about how the law could affect journalism activities.

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