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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Denver officials over 2020 pro-police rally
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Denver’s former mayor and several city officials alleging they conspired with those who violently disrupted a pro-police rally four years ago in Civic Center Park. Weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, a scheduled “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” event…
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Federal judge green-lights jury trial for Denver police response to 2020 protests
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A federal judge decided earlier this month that a jury will evaluate whether the City and County of Denver and one Aurora police officer violated the constitutional rights of 13 plaintiffs who were injured during the police response to protests in downtown Denver in May 2020. In a pair of March 1 orders, U.S. District…
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Federal judge green-lights jury trial for Denver police response to 2020 protests
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A federal judge decided earlier this month that a jury will evaluate whether the City and County of Denver and one Aurora police officer violated the constitutional rights of 13 plaintiffs who were injured during the police response to protests in downtown Denver in May 2020. In a pair of March 1 orders, U.S. District…
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‘This is not enough’: East High students to continue fight for gun violence prevention
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For students at Denver’s East High School, the issue of gun violence became personal this year. A 17-year-old student shot and wounded two deans inside of the school in March, and later fatally shot himself. Weeks earlier, 16-year-old East student Luis Garcia died after being shot while sitting in his car on the school campus. A freshman was similarly shot near the campus…
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‘We will not give up:’ Anti-abortion protesters urge Polis to veto bills bolstering abortion rights
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Since the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights last year, Colorado has emerged as a national leader for abortion access. But not all Coloradans are on board with the state’s new status. Around 200 people gathered outside of the state Capitol Tuesday morning, protesting a trio of bills passed by the state legislature to bolster…
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10th Circuit finds no merit to First Amendment claims of Northglenn mosque protestor
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed Wednesday that a man convicted of violating a sidewalk obstruction ordinance while holding an “Islam Kills” sign outside a Northglenn mosque failed to show his First Amendment rights were violated. Richard Roy Blake filed a federal lawsuit seeking to declare as unconstitutional the portion of the Northglenn…
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Judge allows lawsuit to proceed against Denver officers for arrest at Hancock inauguration
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A woman arrested for disrupting Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2019 inauguration has plausibly alleged police officers retaliated against her and detained her without probable cause of a crime, a federal judge has ruled. Although Denver sought to dismiss the lawsuit from Caryn Marie Sodaro by arguing the five defendant officers had sufficient justification to arrest…
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Judge tosses lawsuit over military’s reprimand of officer in Black Lives Matter protest
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After the Colorado National Guard walked back its discipline of an officer who protested for racial justice in Denver, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that the underlying legal controversy has ended. Alan Kennedy was a part-time Colorado Army National Guard captain in May 2020 when Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, prompting…
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Advocates on both sides of abortion debate expected to organize protests in response to court ruling
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Advocates on both sides of the debate are expected to organize protests following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday. The Denver protest at the Capitol tonight is at 6. Be there. pic.twitter.com/eYbRI2ly70 — 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 (@auroraACAB) June 24, 2022 As of 2 p.m. Friday, here’s the protests scheduled both online…
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Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds
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A senior Air Force Academy cadet who faces the possibility of being kept from graduating with his classmates after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds has begun proceedings to resign from the school, according to an academy official. The cadet, whose name was not released, has submitted paperwork but his resignation has…
