Colorado Politics: The Denver-based federal appeals court reinstated a man’s constitutional challenge on Wednesday to a law prohibiting the online dissemination of certain personal identifying information, including the details of police officers, if doing so poses an imminent safety threat.

Andrew Thomas Scott is a process server who attempted to deliver a subpoena at the home of Trooper Charles Hiller. Hiller subsequently filed a professional complaint against Scott for including Hiller’s personal information on the subpoena paperwork for “the criminals” to see. As a result, Scott was expelled from his trade association for the way he handled Hiller’s identifying details.

Scott then filed suit challenging the constitutionality of the law prohibiting the online posting of personal information for certain categories of people. He argued that it chilled his speech and precluded his launch of a law enforcement accountability website. A trial judge dismissed the lawsuit, finding the evidence did not show Scott would violate Colorado law by speaking out as he wished.

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