D-49 violated constitutional rights of board meeting attendees, federal court finds
The public conflict that escalated into a legal challenge between current and former board members of School District 49 reached a verdict which found that its board president had violated constitutional rights during a public meeting ...
Hearing begins in lawsuit over Loveland council’s Centerra South vote
A Loveland resident who sued the City Council in 2023 over the approval of the Centerra South urban renewal plan finally got his day in court when 8th Judicial District Judge Michelle Brinegar heard testimony about alleged violations of Colorado’s open meetings law ...
Aguilar board votes out one member, accepts another’s resignation — with shaky legal footing
While resignations are not uncommon, how the board handled this one may have veered off course. Colorado Revised Statute § 24-6-402(2)(c) — part of the state’s Open Meetings Law — requires that special meeting notices include “specific agenda information where possible” and be posted at least 24 hours in advance ...
Denver City Councilmembers: Police department won’t share audit of license plate camera data usage
Two progressive Denver City Council members said the Denver Police Department refused to respond to their requests for data from its automated license plate reading camera account, despite being asked multiple times over several months ...
Trial of James Craig, which has gained national attention, will have limited public access. Here’s why
Credentialed members of the media are allowed to watch the trial via a Webex link, but the trial will not be livestreamed to the public ...
Police sergeant receives ‘verbal counseling’ for failing to use body camera while investigating new chief
9NEWS Investigates has obtained a report in which a police sergeant claims he forgot to turn on his body worn camera while responding to the home of the city’s new chief of police during the investigation of a weapon discharge. ...
Ex-Boulder County NAACP member asks judge keep lawsuit against city alive
Darren O’Connor, a former member of the embattled NAACP Boulder County Branch, is trying to keep alive a lawsuit that alleges city of Boulder officials violated his First Amendment rights ...
Aurora City Council public listening sessions are on again
They’re back. Public listening sessions at the beginning of city council meetings will return after being shut off as the result of a public dispute among lawmakers and activists, but there will be less time than before. ...
Carman: The truth is drowning in an ocean of baldfaced lies
Gaslighting is so common and insidious that many hesitate to believe anything. They trust no one. Which is the ultimate objective ...
Douglas County residents demand Commissioner Teal retract ‘communist’ accusation
Douglas County residents flooded a July 8 Board of Commissioners meeting to ask for apologies from Commissioner George Teal, following his suggestion that opposition to the county’s failed home rule initiative might have been backed by the Chinese Communist Party ...
