Hey. Just wrapping up writing for the night, and making a blog-free-weekdays exception to pass along this quick but important Columbine news flash my assistant sent me tonight:

From Wednesday morning's Denver Post:

The Colorado Supreme Court today agreed with The Denver Post that items seized from the homes of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are criminal justice records, which clears the way for their release if Jefferson County Sheriff Ted Mink determines the release would benefit the public.

The Denver Post is seeking notes written by Wayne Harris about his son Eric and Dylan Klebold; medical records of the teenagers; the audio and videotapes they made; and their writings, including school papers, notations in the Columbine yearbook and the diaries.

Release of the items was strongly opposed by the Harris and Klebold families and by Mink, who must now decide whether to release the records.

If Mink refuses to release some or all the items requested, The Post can seek a judicial review of that refusal, said Steve Zansberg, The Post's lawyer.

Nice! I had faith the court would do the right thing. And unanimously.

I do not have faith that the sheriff will release the material -- at least The Basement Tapes -- but I still believe the lower courts will.

(And in a weird twist, the attorney, Steve Zansberg represented me last winter when the Air Force subpoenaed me and a bunch of other reporters for our notes in a rape court martial. Great guy. And I watched his performance in front of the court on this case. Very impressive.)