CFOIC’s Zansberg inducted into Colorado Press Association hall of fame
Steve Zansberg, First Amendment attorney and president of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, is a new member of the Colorado Press Association’s hall of fame.
First Amendment
Bennett trustees’ decision to pull town’s advertising from newspapers ‘egregiously unconstitutional’
A lawyer’s letter urges the Bennett trustees to rescind their “egregiously unconstitutional” decision to pull the town’s advertising from two Eastern Plains newspapers because they didn’t like an article about a sexual assault that allegedly happened at a middle school.
Colorado Supreme Court protects Title IX complainants from defamation claims
In a landmark ruling, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that statements made in connection with a formal Title IX investigation conducted by a public school district or university cannot serve as the basis for a defamation claim or any other civil tort action.
Colorado Court of Appeals orders dismissal of libel lawsuit against newspaper over ‘furries’ story
The Colorado Court of Appeals ordered the dismissal of a libel case against the Arvada Press because plaintiff Jeffco Kids First failed to show “actual malice” by the newspaper or that statements made in an article by reporter Rylee Dunn “were materially false.”
Bennett trustees pull town’s advertising from newspapers over ‘distasteful’ article about alleged sex assault at school
The town of Bennett is pulling its municipal advertising from two weekly newspapers on the Eastern Plains because board members did not like an article about a sexual assault that allegedly happened in the locker room of a middle school.
Judge quashes subpoena seeking testimony of 5280 Magazine editor in breach-of-contract dispute
A judge cited Colorado’s press shield statute in deciding that the editor-in-chief of 5280 Magazine isn’t required to testify in a legal dispute between the owners of a Greenwood Village luxury home and an interior designer.
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.
Updated social media guidance for Colorado legislators urges ‘risk-management’ approach after SCOTUS ruling
An updated memo from the Office of Legislative Legal Services suggests that members of the Colorado General Assembly take a conservative, “risk-management” approach to managing their social media accounts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last March in Lindke v. Freed.
McIntyre and Wiggins merit CFOIC’s Jean Otto award for their ‘dogged and dog-inspired’ reporting
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition presented its Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Award to Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins, owners and co-publishers of the weekly Ouray County Plaindealer since 2019.
How a U.S. Supreme Court opinion could affect Colorado’s 2023 law that lets elected officials block people on private social media
What does the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on social media mean for Colorado’s 2023 law that lets elected officials block people from their private accounts “for any reason”?