steve zansberg
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Appeals court says prominent civil rights lawyer may be held liable for public statements
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A prominent civil rights law firm in Colorado may be held liable for the public statements of one of its lawyers, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, determining that the First Amendment does not provide a blanket shield for attorneys to make defamatory comments to the media. Counsel for Killmer, Lane & Newman…
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Sen. John Kefalas honored for dedication by the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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State. Sen. John Kefalas was heralded as a champion of free speech and transparent government by the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition Friday. The Democratic lawmaker from Fort Collins was presented the Sue O’Brien Award for Outstanding Public Service. The award isn’t given out annually, but only when a person’s sustained efforts rise to the…
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Cortez Journal gets dogged about restaurant reports, prompts county to act
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Leave it to the scrappy Cortez Journal to push the issue about clean restaurants and open records in Montezuma County. And now the county is ready to address a larger problem. Staff writer Jim Mimiaga provides a master class is expecting the state’s open records law to mean something, even as he fairly reports the…
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Wheat Ridge demands return of records detailing billionaire’s stake in liquor giant Applejack
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Saying the city released records it shouldn’t have, an attorney representing the city of Wheat Ridge is demanding the immediate return of dozens of pages of documents concerning a 2014 liquor license application for a new owner of Applejack Wine and Spirits obtained in March under the Colorado Open Records Act, The Colorado Statesman has…
