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‘No Kings’ protest draws tens of thousands to Colorado state Capitol
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The third round of the national No Kings Day protests hit Denver Saturday, when tens of thousands gathered near the Colorado state Capitol to criticize the Trump administration. Organizers addressing the crowd estimated there were 30,000 present for the Saturday protest. By about 11 a.m., protesters filled the steps of the Capitol building, holding signs…
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Denver man arrested after viral ‘No Kings’ rally tripping incident
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Editor’s note: The Denver Police Department released a statement Tuesday that Jose Cardenas was not the man who allegedly tripped the screaming man. Cardenas was allegedly the suspect who stole the sunglasses and was arrested on suspicion of theft. The alleged tripper is still unidentified. The Denver Police Department arrested a man in connection to…
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Federal judge sends claims of 13 plaintiffs to trial over police response to 2020 demonstrations
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A federal judge last week agreed 13 people injured in the police response to 2020 demonstrations in Denver will have their claims of constitutional violations decided by jury trial. Numerous judges in the past five years have found Denver or its officers may be held liable for excessive force or First Amendment violations in a series…
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10th Circuit rules ex-Denver police chief entitled to immunity for 2020 protest injury
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Denver’s former police chief cannot be held liable for a woman’s injury during a 2020 protest because his directives for officers to use force were “in the abstract and from a distance,” the Colorado-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The lawsuit from Suzy Dennis was one of several filed in federal court following the police…
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Federal judge eases path for plaintiffs to hold Denver liable for 2020 protest response
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A federal judge last month reversed course on her previous decision and ruled a group of one dozen plaintiffs who were injured during the police response to Denver protests can hold the city liable for failing to train its officers on the use of chemical weapons and projectiles. Last March, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y.…
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Federal judge stands by ruling dismissing some of protesters’ claims against Denver
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A federal judge last week refused to alter her ruling allowing only some claims to proceed to a jury trial against Denver for its alleged constitutional violations against protesters. Numerous judges this year have found Denver or its officers may be held liable for excessive force or First Amendment violations in a series of lawsuits.…
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Federal judge green-lights another lawsuit for trial over Denver’s response to 2020 protests
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Another federal judge cleared the way last week for a jury to decide whether Denver and one of its officers violated the constitutional rights of 14 protesters during the summer of 2020. U.S. District Court Judge S. Kato Crews concluded the plaintiffs offered sufficient evidence for jurors to find they were exercising their First Amendment…
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Federal judge presses Denver on police response to 2020 protests
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A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments in the City and County of Denver’s attempt to end a set of legal claims against it stemming from the police response to 2020 protests, which injured eight participants and allegedly violated their constitutional rights. Multiple cases remain pending against Denver or individual police officers four years after…
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Fort Collins police officers dismissed from lawsuit over 2020 arrests of protesters
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A federal judge last month dismissed four Fort Collins police officers from a constitutional rights lawsuit, finding the plaintiffs failed to specifically allege how each defendant wrongfully arrested them and contributed to their prosecutions. In August 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters and participants in a “Defend the Police” rally clashed violently. Michael Piper Townley and…
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Fort Collins police officers dismissed from lawsuit over 2020 arrests of protesters
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A federal judge last month dismissed four Fort Collins police officers from a constitutional rights lawsuit, finding the plaintiffs failed to specifically allege how each defendant wrongfully arrested them and contributed to their prosecutions. In August 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters and participants in a “Defend the Police” rally clashed violently. Michael Piper Townley and…
