Aurora lawmakers considers sanctions for council members who violate decorum rules
The council is considering a number of changes to its decorum and meeting rules, including implementing consequences for public commenters and council members who disregard the rules ...
Secret orders, requests for recusal bog down Colorado’s death penalty prosecution
Colorado’s only criminal case in which federal prosecutors are actively pursuing the death penalty has taken unusual turns in recent weeks, with defense attorneys continuing to challenge the judge’s ability to hear the case and the judge issuing orders not available for public viewing ...
Aurora City Council proposes more decorum changes to deal with fractious meetings
City council is poised to change its decorum and public comment rules, including establishing a protocol for speakers who surpass the time limit, after months of conversations on how to facilitate heated meetings ...
The Denver Post seeks ‘serious sanctions’ against OpenAI as deception alleged in copyright lawsuit
The Denver Post, The New York Times and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, saying the company destroyed evidence and intentionally hid its ability to locate stolen news stories in training data and responses to ChatGPT users, according to a new motion ...
Ex-attorney cannot remain anonymous while suing Colorado judicial branch, says 10th Circuit
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment scholar and a Hoover Institution fellow at Stanford, objected to Roe’s request for anonymity ...
‘No Secret Police’ group gathers enough signatures to advance anti-mask initiative
Durango’s No Secret Police committee has gathered enough signatures to send a proposed ordinance banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks to City Council ...
10th Circuit upholds dismissal of ex-Teller County fire chief’s First Amendment lawsuit
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday that the former chief of the Florissant Fire Protection District could not prevail on the claim that his 2023 firing was retaliation for his First Amendment-protected activity ...
Cherry Creek spent $65K on investigation, but invoices remain secret, records show
After previously refusing to disclose the cost associated with the investigation into the former superintendent and his wife, the former human resources chief, Cherry Creek School District officials partially released records showing the cost to taxpayers: $65,054.85 ...
Colorado governor fires clemency board members who publicly disclosed voting twice against Tina Peters’ release
Gov. Jared Polis fired two members of Colorado’s Executive Clemency Advisory Board after the pair publicly revealed that the board had twice rejected former county clerk Tina Peters’ requests for a shortened sentence ...
Cherry Creek school board executive sessions raise open meetings questions
A key executive session preceding a former superintendent’s abrupt January resignation is raising questions about how Cherry Creek School District conducts its closed-door meetings under the Colorado Open Meetings Law ...
