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Elizabeth School District dismisses challenge to book-ban injunction on eve of appellate arguments
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An Elbert County school district has dismissed its challenge to a judge’s injunction ordering it to return banned books to library shelves, days before the Denver-based federal appeals court was set to hear oral arguments this week. Although a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit formally dismissed the case…
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Dean alleges firing over opposition to book ban in Elizabeth School District
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A former Elizabeth Middle School dean of students has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was terminated because of her opposition to the district’s book ban policy and her advocacy against “racism” in the school. On Nov. 30, 2025, Le Ellen Condry filed a complaint naming the Elizabeth School District, Elizabeth School District…
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10th Circuit clears path for Elizabeth School District to return restricted books to shelves as ordered
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The Denver-based federal appeals court declined on Monday to put a trial judge’s order on hold, instead clearing the path for Elizabeth School District to return 19 restricted books to its library shelves as directed earlier this month. In March, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney found the elected school board had likely violated…
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Federal judge to Elizabeth School District: Put banned books back by weekend
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A federal judge on Thursday refused to put her prior ruling on hold while an appeal plays out, and instead ordered Elizabeth School District to return 19 restricted books to library shelves by Saturday. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney rejected the Elbert County district’s claims that her original order was unfair, “breathtakingly broad”…
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‘Partisan or political’: Federal judge orders Elizabeth School District to return 19 banned books
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A federal judge on Wednesday concluded the Elizabeth School District likely violated the First Amendment rights of students and authors by removing 19 books from school libraries because the topics conflicted with the school board’s conservative vision. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney granted a preliminary injunction ordering the district to return the books…
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Appeals court finds no connection to local government necessary to enforce open meetings law
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For the first time, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that every person in the state may challenge governmental compliance with the open meetings law, regardless of whether they have a connection to the government body at issue. In 2014, state legislators amended the open meetings law to allow “any person” whose rights were denied…
