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By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director
A judge made a “painfully obvious” legal error in ruling last May that the Douglas County Commission did not discuss public business during 14 meetings held outside of public view, three county residents say in a brief filed with the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Lung
By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director
Leaders of the Colorado General Assembly still haven’t decided whether to provide video coverage of committee meetings during the 2026 legislative session that begins in January, but House Speaker Julie McCluskie expressed her support for the idea Friday.
“I look forward with optimism that we will expand the s...
By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director
A federal appeals court has revived a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit brought by a lawyer who alleges she was fired as general counsel of a special district for pointing out violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law.
In late 2022, a U.S. District Court judge dismissed claims made by Mary Joanne Deziel Tim...
By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director
Members of the Public Utilities Commission should be allowed to communicate with one another outside of public meetings because the Colorado Open Meetings Law “stymies brainstorming and discussion” and may also “inhibit the efficiency” of drafting decisions, a state agency says.
The recommendation is in an ...
By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director
Case law and the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure require a private judge to lift a suppression order that makes an entire divorce case file and the order itself off-limits to the public, the president of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition argued in a hearing Monday.
“This is not arbitration. This ...
