Benson v. McCormick

The appellant, James R. Benson, Jr., commenced this action for injunctive relief against the appellee, Senator Harold L. McCormick. Benson alleged that McCormick, as chairman of the Senate Business Affairs and Labor Committee, was not providing “full and timely notice to the public” of the committee’s meetings, as required by the Open Meetings Law of the Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972. Section 24-6-401, et seq., C.R.S. 1973. The trial court held that the Open Meetings Law did not conflict with the provisions of our constitution, found that “full and timely notice to the public” had been given,…