Opinion
23SC420
02-26-2024
The Gazette; Chrisopher N. Osher, reporter at The Gazette; and the Invisible Institute, Petitioners v. Erik Bourgerie, in his official capacity as the Director of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board Respondent
Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA1880
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.
Whether the Colorado Court of Appeals erred as a matter of law when it concluded that POST is a "criminal justice agency" as defined in § 24-72-302(3), C.R.S. (2023).
Whether the Colorado Open Records Act, §§ 24-72-200.1 to -205.5, C.R.S. (2023) ("CORA"), and not the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act, §§ 24-72-301 to -309, C.R.S. (2023) ("CCJRA"), governs the disclosure of records Petitioners requested from Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training ("POST").