For Zansberg, the story of his unilaterally terminated records request highlights a systemic problem with CCJRA that many requesters face: Unlike CORA, which requires the production of records “not readily available” within three working days unless extenuating circumstances apply, CCJRA does not include a response deadline.
That ruling should be reversed because Meyer failed to apply the presumption of public access outlined in case law, the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and Chief Justice Directive 05-01, the judicial branch’s court records policy, argues CFOIC’s appellate brief.
A case in the Court of Appeals about the redaction of public records “presents a simple but monumental question for the future of government transparency in Colorado,” the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition says in an amicus brief.
Efforts to weaken the Colorado Open Records Act and give an open meetings law exemption to the state Public Utilities Commission fell short during the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
State lawmakers are rewriting portions of Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act and other statutes to ensure that family members of people killed by police get quicker access to body-worn and dashboard camera footage and additional information.
The Colorado Title Board again rejected a proposed state constitutional right-to-know initiative for the fall ballot, still maintaining it doesn’t meet a single-subject requirement.
Sponsors of a bill to reauthorize the Colorado Public Utilities Commission agreed to remove a provision that would have let the three commissioners engage in “nonpublic” discussions after hearing evidence on adjudicatory matters.
A bill advancing in the Colorado legislature would restore public access to funeral home inspection reports with some limitations.
A state board declined to set the title for a proposed fall ballot initiative that would enshrine in the Colorado Constitution “a fundamental right to know the affairs of all levels of state and local government.”
The Office of the State Public Defender is not a criminal justice agency, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled, reversing a district court order that prison inmate Eric St. George be paid $13,650 in penalties because the agency withheld a document from him.
