The City of Boulder has appealed a court ruling requiring it to release police body camera footage of alleged officer misconduct at no cost, escalating a legal battle that could establish statewide precedent on public access to police records.
On Jan. 7, the city filed a notice of appeal with the Colorado Court of Appeals, challenging an August 2024 Boulder County District Court ruling that barred the city from charging fees for body camera footage tied to certain cases of alleged police misconduct.
The case stems from a request by Yellow Scene Magazine for footage of the December 2023 fatal police shooting of Jeannette Alatorre. Boulder police responded by quoting a $1,425 fee for a 13-minute segment, citing costs for retrieving and redacting the footage…