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Judge allows lawsuit to proceed against Denver officers for arrest at Hancock inauguration
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
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
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
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…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Sick mine workers allege insurer delaying medical payments
MONTANA Sick mine workers allege insurer delaying payments BILLINGS – Attorneys for Montana mine workers sickened and killed by toxic asbestos exposure filed a lawsuit against Zurich American Insurance on March 21 for allegedly stalling legal settlements and medical payments after transferring the workers’ claims to investors who can profit off the delays. The lawsuit…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s Republican US Senate candidates introduce themselves to voters
The eight Republicans running for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat shared the stage for the first time on a snowy night in Fort Lupton for a mostly cordial opportunity to pitch themselves to conservative voters as the candidate best-suited to take on Sen. Michael Bennet, the two-term Democratic incumbent. The Feb. 3 forum, sponsored by the…
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More than 100 protest Douglas County School District building
Over 100 protesters lined the sidewalks around the Douglas County School District building Thursday with signs, flags and banners to protest the school board majority’s alleged conspiracy to force out superintendent Corey Wise. The district canceled Thursday classes after many teachers submitted absences as part of the protest organized by the Douglas County Federation, the…
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Rally draws protesters to Douglas County School District building
Over 100 protesters lined the sidewalks around the Douglas County School District building Thursday with signs, flags and banners to protest the school board majority’s alleged conspiracy to force out superintendent Corey Wise. The district canceled Thursday classes after many teachers submitted absences as part of the protest organized by the Douglas County Federation, the…
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Parents, teachers and students showed up to the Douglas County School District building Thursday to protest the school board majority’s alleged secret meeting about forcing out superintendent, Corey Wise. pic.twitter.com/XfiM7qgBwO — Jessy Snouwaert (@JessySnouwaert) February 3, 2022
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COVER STORY | A Rittenhouse acquittal in Colorado? Longstanding self-defense laws would allow it
A young man being pursued down the street attempted to evade his attacker, asking to be left alone until the last possible minute, when he killed the aggressor. The killer could be Kyle Rittenhouse, the then-17-year-old who shot two men and wounded a third in the streets of Kenosha, Wisc. following days of racial justice…