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Colorado court affirms dismissal of consumer protection suit against Denver Post owner

The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a former nonprofit founder’s lawsuit against the owners of the Denver Post, rejecting his attempt to use state consumer protection law to challenge reporting critical of him ...

People who misuse Colorado court livestreams make up less than 1% of all viewers

The social media creators who posted unauthorized videos of court proceedings and prompted Colorado Supreme Court Justice Monica Márquez to essentially end livestreaming for three months make up a tiny fraction of all livestream viewers, according to state data ...

A judge said this Colorado school board picked a member in secret. Now there will be a do-over.

Nearly eight months after appointing a new board member to a vacant seat, a southern Colorado school board must redo the pick to comply with two court decisions in a case over open meetings law violations ...

Boulder Valley parents file lawsuit over school closure decision

Three parents from Douglass, Flatirons and Mesa elementary schools filed a lawsuit claiming the Boulder Valley School District’s school closures plan was developed without the public notice, observation and participation required by Colorado’s Open Meetings Law ...

Public eye: ‘Not under any obligation’

This, of course, makes it harder for the media and others to contact candidates who are running for office. Fortunately, Lopez’s advisors recognized that, while it may no longer be online, it is public information ...

Nederland sued over denied CORA

The Town of Nederland’s nondisclosure agreement (NDA) regarding their attempted acquisition of the Eldora Ski Resort has kept the public in the dark on nearly every step of the process, leaving those curious for information at the whim of the Frequently Asked Questions format favored by the Town and the Mayor.  ...

Over 100 protest outside D11 board meeting; call for transparency, accountability after lawsuit against superintendent

The District 11 Education and Community Help Organization (ECHO), an advocacy group, gathered a crowd of over 100 community members for "a rally for transparency and accountability" ahead of a District 11 special board meeting ...

Young: Bring transparency back to Colorado courtrooms

This is all the more important as the number of Colorado reporters, who often serve as the public’s eyes and ears in the courtroom, dwindles. Remote access helps ensure shrinking newsrooms can inform communities about cases they care about ...

Editorial: Park Hospital District taxpayers deserve answers about excessive legal bills

Invoices in the Sept. 7 special board meeting packet show that, since Dec. 1, the Park Hospital District has incurred about $46,000 in legal fees related to an Estes Valley Voice Colorado Open Records Act request seeking details of the District’s legal spending ...

District 11 employee initiates lawsuit against top officials, alleges stealing of confidential files

A Colorado Springs School District 11 employee has filed a civil complaint against the district's superintendent and deputy superintendent, alleging the theft of confidential files about the superintendent ...