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‘We have to do something’: No Kings movement returns to Colorado Springs
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“Vote! Vote! Vote!” Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, the single word was chanted by thousands Saturday during the “No Kings” rally in Colorado Springs. The chant is part of a perceived threat to democracy that has largely been denounced by the Republican Party, who disparaged the protests as “Hate America”…
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Federal judge green-lights 2020 protesters’ lawsuit against Denver
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A federal judge on Tuesday agreed another lawsuit about the Denver police’s forceful response to 2020 demonstrations should face a jury trial over whether the city’s own policies led to violations of protesters’ constitutional rights. In the years since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, plaintiffs injured in the Denver…
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Federal judge green-lights jury trial against Denver, officers for response during 2020 protests
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A federal judge agreed last month that a jury will decide whether two Denver officers and the city itself should be liable for excessive force, First Amendment violations and other infringements on a man’s constitutional rights during the 2020 protests. After a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, international demonstrations erupted, including in…
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Federal judge green-lights jury trial against Denver, officers for response during 2020 protests
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A federal judge agreed last month that a jury will decide whether two Denver officers and the city itself should be liable for excessive force, First Amendment violations and other infringements on a man’s constitutional rights during the 2020 protests. After a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, international demonstrations erupted, including in…
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Ex-Denver police chief may be sued for excessive force in 2020 protests, federal judge rules
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A federal judge earlier this month allowed a single excessive force claim to proceed against Denver’s former police chief for his alleged role in directing the city’s response to racial justice protests in the summer of 2020. At the same time that U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez declined to dismiss the claim against…
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Labor union coalition demands increased unemployment, hazard pay during national day of action
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Numerous labor unions protested Tuesday outside of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment office as part of the Unemployed Workers National Day of Action. Protesters spoke about working conditions and poverty during COVID-19 before marching to Sen. Cory Gardner’s office to demand change. Unions and groups present included Unite Here, United Food and Commercial…
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COVER STORY 2 | Occupy Denver fights camping ban with protests, boycotts
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While the debate over Denver’s Initiative 300 continues, another group has taken a separate tack aimed at overturning Denver’s urban camping ban. Members of the activist group Occupy Denver have been staging weekly demonstrations with soup kitchens along the 16th Street Mall, urging people to boycott businesses that refused to sign a petition calling for…
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Rally at Colorado Springs Women’s March moved indoors due to inclement weather
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Organizers of the Colorado Springs Women’s March have changed the location of the rally due to extreme inclement weather. The rally will be held Sunday at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 730 N. Tejon St., at 2 p.m. Participants will march from All Souls to Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs and back at 2:30…
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‘Nobody is Above the Law’: Thousands pledge to protest across Colorado if Trump fires Mueller
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A coalition of groups organizing protests in the event President Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller has gathered thousands of pledges by individuals who say they’ll be ready to assemble on short notice at more than a dozen “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies across Colorado. Groups have been preparing to mobilize nationwide protests…
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, state Rep. Leslie Herod to headline rally keeping up pressure against Obamacare repeal
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Legislation to overturn the Affordable Care Act might have died in the U.S. Senate overnight, but opponents of Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare aren’t letting up. Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, a former health care executive and a Democrat, is set to headline a Saturday morning rally in Denver that’s one of more than 100 “Our…
