Rejecting news organizations’ appeal, Colorado Supreme Court keeps police officer database confidential
A ruling by the state’s highest court means that the bulk of Colorado’s licensing database of law enforcement officers will remain confidential.
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Court of Appeals orders hearing in case of ‘penniless’ activist who refused to pay state agency $600 for ketamine records
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered a judge to hold a hearing in the case of a “homeless and penniless” activist who sued a state agency that wanted to charge him $600 for copies of ketamine waivers.
‘NO ACTION TAKEN’: Judge’s terse response to BusinessDen motion to lift contempt order
More than two months after BusinessDen asked a judge to set aside her contempt threat against reporter Justin Wingerter, the judge responded to the motion with three words, “NO ACTION TAKEN,” and no further explanation.
‘A classic prior restraint’: BusinessDen reporter defies court order to return suppressed civil suit records
BusinessDen and its reporter Justin Wingerter are refusing to comply with a judge’s order to return suppressed court records and permanently delete all electronic copies of them, contending the order violates both the U.S. and Colorado constitutions.
Colorado court holds that public officials’ text messages on cellphones are public records
On October 30, 2023, a Colorado state court judge determined that two Denver city officials had improperly withheld public records from a TV reporter when they refused to disclose text messages stored on their personal cellphones in which they discussed the city’s public business.
Court briefs lay out arguments in open meetings/CORA lawsuit over lawmakers’ use of anonymous ballot system
In a new court brief, leaders of the Colorado General Assembly defend their use during recent legislative sessions of an anonymous online survey to help prioritize bills that impact the state budget.
Public Trust Institute and state higher ed department vie in court over withheld emails about cyberattack
A CORA request seeking information about a June cybersecurity attack at the Colorado Department of Higher Education has led to a court dispute over records withheld under the law’s deliberative process privilege.
CFOIC asks Court of Appeals to disclose discipline records of Denver school administrators
A Denver District Court judge “badly misapprehended” the scope and purpose of CORA’s “substantial injury to the public interest” exemption when she ruled in April that the discipline records of Denver Public Schools administrators should be kept confidential, the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition argued in a court filing.
Even with new POST database and reforms, Colorado is in the minority of states keeping comprehensive police officer data secret
The refusal to release this information makes Colorado one of just 15 states that keep this type of police officer data secret, according to a nationwide reporting project, preventing the press and public from adequately monitoring the state’s oversight of wandering or second-chance officers.
9NEWS lawsuit alleges city of Denver improperly withheld text messages about Red Rocks hailstorm
A lawsuit filed by 9NEWS and reporter Steve Staeger accuses Denver city officials of improperly denying Colorado Open Records Act requests for text messages about a severe hailstorm that pummeled Red Rocks Amphitheater concertgoers on June 21.