Tag: Facebook
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Pueblo school district for censoring Facebook commenter
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A federal judge last week agreed a man whose critical comments were allegedly removed from Pueblo School District 60’s Facebook page may sue the district for a violation of his First Amendment rights. James Erb filed suit in October alleging that he read a news story in May 2024 about three high school students who graduated…
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SCOTUS hears challenge to Colorado stalking law, with questions about modern ‘sensitivity’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For nearly two years, Billy Raymond Counterman sent a musician thousands of unsolicited Facebook messages, carrying on a one-way conversation as if he had a relationship with her. Then things escalated. “Was that you in the white Jeep?” “I’m currently unsupervised. I know, it freaks…
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Aurora bans TikTok on city-owned devices
TikTok is now banned on devices owned by the City of Aurora and on personal devices that are used to access the city’s networks. But the city council’s decision also raised concerns that the recent furor surrounding TikTok could foster xenophobia, and that it does not address the full scope of potential cyber threats posed…
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Heavy police activity at Lafayette hospital after report of shots fired
Lafayette Police and other agencies quickly descended on the Good Samaritan Medical Center, 200 Exempla Circle, in Lafayette about 3 p.m. Monday. Turned out it was a report of shots fired outside the hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson. “Lafayette Police received a 911 call of gunshots outside of the hospital,” Greg Moss said. “As…
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Classes to resume Thursday, threats against Adams City High School “unsubstantiated”
Adams City High School will resume classes as scheduled Thursday after police and school investigators found threats of violence that forced the Wednesday closure were unsubstantiated. Adams 14 School District Superintendent Dr. Karla Loria said the school was closed to facilitate a smooth investigation by the school district, Commerce City Police and the FBI. District spokesman…
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Judge finds police impersonation, not race, the reason for ex-Denver employee’s firing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has tossed a discrimination lawsuit against the City and County of Denver from a former employee, finding her termination was not due to her being white, but rather because she publicly and…
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Fort Collins man arrested on suspicion of attempting to initiate sex with 13-year-old
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A Fort Collins man has been arrested for attempting to initiate sex with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl, the Fort Collins Police Department said Thursday. Christopher Patterson, 47, was charged with internet sexual exploitation of a child, internet luring of a child and enticement of a child. In April, Patterson messaged an undercover…
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Colorado Springs contracting firm sold to California contracting giant
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GE Johnson Construction Co., a longtime Colorado Springs business whose recent high-profile projects include the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center and downtown’s Weidner Field, has agreed to be sold to a California company. DPR Construction, ranked in May as…
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CHOICE CUTS | How competing redistricting requirements will reshape Colorado’s congressional map
Note: This story has been updated to accommodate developments that happened the week of June 7. Colorado’s congressional redistricting commission has grappled with months-delayed census data, legislators trying to unconstitutionally tweak their procedures, a state Supreme Court case to defend their independence and the takedown of their first chairman over his controversial Facebook posts —…
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CHOICE CUTS | How competing redistricting requirements will reshape Colorado’s congressional map
Note: This story has been updated to accommodate developments that happened the week of June 7. Colorado’s congressional redistricting commission has grappled with months-delayed census data, legislators trying to unconstitutionally tweak their procedures, a state Supreme Court case to defend their independence and the takedown of their first chairman over his controversial Facebook posts —…