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Colorado Supreme Court Will Review Judicially Created Doctrine That Lets Public Bodies ‘Cure’ Open Meetings Law Violations

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  • Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

    The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition is a nonpartisan alliance of groups, news organizations and individuals dedicated to ensuring the transparency of state and local governments in Colorado by promoting freedom of the press, open courts and open access to government records and meetings.

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The Colorado Supreme Court will examine whether a judicially created doctrine allowing public bodies to “cure” violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law goes against the “plain meaning” of the transparency statute and “longstanding precedent.”

The justices also announced Monday they will look at two issues in an open meetings law case the Aurora Sentinel won against the city of Aurora in the Court of Appeals last year. Additionally, the Court denied the town of Del Norte’s request to review a third open meetings ruling made by the appellate court earlier this year.

The “cure” case concerns a 2022 open meetings law violation by the Woodland Park school board, which considered a memorandum of understanding with a charter school under a vague “BOARD HOUSEKEEPING” agenda item.