Douglas County meetings on home rule charter measure violated open-meetings law, appeals court rules

The ruling stems from an April 2025 lawsuit brought by former Commissioner Lora Thomas, Democratic state Rep. Bob Marshall and Julie Gooden, an unaffiliated Douglas County voter, against the county.

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