Defendants acquitted by insanity are eligible for records-sealing, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified that defendants who are found not guilty by reason of insanity are eligible to have their criminal records sealed from public view ...
Colorado Attorney General ducks behind the law to avoid releasing data on his lawsuits
His office publishes a partial list of cases but otherwise keeps the full list behind a $331 paywall. While the partial list highlights "the total amount of federal funds successfully defended" by Weiser's lawsuits, it doesn't tell taxpayers the cost of pursuing the lawsuits. It also doesn't show whether taxpayers paid outside firms to do any of the work ...
Denver City Council approves new lobbying rules requiring more disclosure of activity
The new rules mandate that anyone paid at least $1,000 to engage in lobbying must report details of their work every two months, including when they meet with elected or appointed officials, how much they are paid, which proposals they are supporting or opposing, and who their client is ...
For DU students, documenting immigration court at Aurora ICE facility is both ‘draining’ and ‘very rewarding’
Gutierrez Marquez and three of her peers are research assistants under DU professor Rebecca Galemba, documenting what goes on during immigration court proceedings in Denver and at the Aurora detention facility as part of the Court Transparency Project ...
Opinion: When Colorado, US communities lose their newspapers, they often lose more than news
The PBS documentary “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink” is more than a story about struggling newspapers. It is a warning about what happens when financial interests dismantle institutions that help hold communities — and democracies — together ...
Want to know who’s paying for legislative campaign flyers filling Denver mailboxes? Good luck.
Another Democratic primary in Colorado. Another wave of campaign mailers and attack ads that frequently, as far as the public can tell, emerged from a black hole ...
Cherry Creek investigation tops $46,000 as district withholds invoices
Caitlin Holzfaster, the district’s records custodian, denied a May 15 Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request by The Denver Gazette for the investigation’s invoices and billing records, arguing that descriptions could reveal attorney-client privileged information, legal advice or litigation strategy ...
Aurora closer to creating internal police, fire oversight office in wake of consent decree
The office’s duties will include investigating critical public safety incidents that result in serious injury or death, as well as ongoing reviews of public safety operations. It also will share information with the public, provide liaisons to impacted families and conduct community engagement ...
Erie council clash erupts after three members vote against executive session
A routine Erie Town Council meeting took an unexpected turn when three council members voted against entering executive session, halting a planned closed-door discussion related to airport negotiations and triggering a heated exchange on the dais ...
Douglas County seeks Colorado Supreme Court review in open meetings lawsuit
A lawsuit centering around whether the Board of Douglas County Commissioners violated Colorado's open meetings laws could continue all the way to the Colorado Supreme Court ...
