Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

10/15/2026

A divided Colorado Court of Appeals panel Thursday upheld the Pitkin County sheriff’s denial of records concerning the death of a 78-year-old hiker on the Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen in 2024.

A divided Colorado Court of Appeals panel upheld the Pitkin County sheriff’s denial of records concerning the death of a 78-year-old hiker on the Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen in 2024.

10/15/2026

Colorado Transparency News: Griswold badge-swipe records; Lakewood City Council open meetings violation; criminal courts livestreaming; Boulder Valley SD open meetings lawsuit; deepfake election video; The First documentary; more.

Newsletter of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

10/08/2026

A judge Thursday upheld Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s denial of a conservative group’s request for records showing office-door badge swipes by her and her security team.

A judge upheld Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s denial of a conservative group’s request for records showing office-door badge swipes by her and her security team.

10/07/2026

"The social media creators who posted unauthorized videos of court proceedings and prompted Colorado Supreme Court Justice Monica Márquez to essentially end livestreaming for three months make up a tiny fraction of all livestream viewers, according to state data."

In 2026, 352,000 people viewed livestreamed state court proceedings on the Colorado Judicial Department’s website, spokeswoman Suzanne Karrer said.

10/03/2026

The Lakewood City Council violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by failing to publicly announce the topic of a 2024 executive session “in as much detail as required,” a judge ruled Friday.

The Lakewood City Council violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by failing to publicly announce the topic of a 2024 executive session “in as much detail as required,” a judge ruled.

09/30/2026

Join CFOIC and Rocky Mountain PBS for Oct. 19 screenings of The First, a new film about the First Amendment, followed by discussions with filmmaker Brian Malone and presenters Tom Costello of NBC News and Bazi Kanani of Colorado Public Radio.

A page with info for The First Documentary Screening - Free Speech at a Crossroads

09/30/2026

The Colorado Court of Appeals will decide whether a town council’s improperly noticed meeting requires the public disclosure of an executive session recording.

https://coloradofoic.org/does-a-town-boards-improperly-noticed-meeting-require-public-release-of-an-executive-session-recording/

09/24/2026

“This is a really important tool for making sure there are more eyes on the judicial system, and to make sure that the courts get adequately covered by journalists."

Colorado law says state criminal courts must offer livestreams, but the state's top judge has little use for that mandate.

09/22/2026

Colorado Transparency News: FOI and government officials' AI conversations; modernizing the open meetings law; criminal courts livestreaming halt; First Amendment documentary; alleged DougCo commissioners' secret meeting; more.

Newsletter of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

09/15/2026

"The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday told judges they can stop livestreaming court proceedings for the next 90 days — a move that directly contradicts state law and escalates an ongoing power struggle between the state’s highest court and its lawmakers, who have repeatedly mandated that most criminal court proceedings be streamed online for public viewing."

The three-month pause is necessary, one chief justice wrote, because livestreamed court proceedings were being rebroadcast on monetized social media platforms.