Enacted five years ago following the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act has made it easier to obtain police body-worn camera footage. But some barriers to access remain. The post The legislature made it easier to obtain police bodycam footage in Colorado, but barriers to access remain appeared first on Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.| Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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. The post Colorado Supreme Court protects Title IX complainants from defamation claims appeared first on Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.| Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Press Forward is announcing investments of $22.7 million in 22 projects that will strengthen the infrastructure of the field. Today’s local newsrooms are much smaller than 25 years ago – doing more with less amid rapid technological change and an always-on news cycle.| Press Forward
“This is not about politics — it is about principle,” they said| Inside the News in Colorado