Legal Opinion
Denver Post Corp. v. Ritter
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 2009No. 08CA2659PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Chief Judge DAVIDSON.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the personal cell phone billing statements of defendant, Governor Bill Ritter, constitute public records subject to disclosure under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), sections 24-72-201 to -206, C.R.S. 2009. We affirm the judgment dismissing the action to access the bills pursuant to CORA.
The following facts have been stipulated to or are not disputed: Ritter has both an official cell phone (a smartphone), for which the state pays and which Ritter uses almost exclusively for e-mail, and a personal cell phone, for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Van WykSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- Benton v. AdamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Walker v. Van LaninghamColorado Court of Appeals · 2006
- Denver Publishing Co. v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 68 v. Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball Stadium DistrictColorado Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
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