Tag: First Amendment
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10th Circuit strikes down portion of Colorado child welfare law, potentially imperiling other states
Despite the warnings from officials that striking down a portion of Colorado’s child welfare law would imperil federal funding and trigger a domino effect across nearly all states, the federal appeals court based in Denver has deemed unconstitutional Colorado’s prohibition on disclosing certain information about child abuse investigations. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court…
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10th Circuit reinstates Colorado high school student’s First Amendment lawsuit over anti-Semitic ‘joke’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Cherry Creek High School student has credibly alleged school officials violated his First Amendment rights when they expelled him for an offensive social media post, the federal appeals court based in Denver decided on Wednesday. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the…
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Denver judge dismisses Jan. 6 participant’s lawsuit against news anchor
A Littleton man who posted online that he either was — or was with — the “first guy to storm” the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 failed to show that 9News anchor Kyle Clark defamed him in the course of his reporting, a Denver judge ruled on Monday. District Court Judge Ross B.H. Buchanan granted Clark’s…
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10th Circuit reinstates MSU Denver student’s lawsuit alleging First Amendment violation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Calling the issue an “easy one,” the federal appeals court based in Colorado reinstated a lawsuit by a Metropolitan State University of Denver student who claims an administrator violated her First Amendment rights when he prohibited her from speaking about a professor to other students.…
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Federal judge allows Muslim inmate’s claims to proceed based on denial of religious diet
A Muslim inmate has plausibly alleged that the Colorado Department of Corrections and two food services workers violated his rights by canceling his religious diet, a federal judge decided in allowing the claims of Ray Anthony Smith to proceed. Smith is seeking to force the department to update its food list to reflect items that are…
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Native Americans sue Colorado to throw out mascot ban
A law passed by the Democrat-controlled Colorado legislature threatening public schools with a $25,000 fine for using any American Indian name as a mascot is being challenged in federal court by Native Americans who believe it violates their civil rights. Five plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Gov. Jared Polis and a number of other…
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Aurora City Council OKs changes to campaign finance law after lawsuit from mayor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora City Council approved changes to its campaign finance law Monday after a court ruled in favor of Mayor Mike Coffman, who sued the city over provisions he claimed violated his freedom of speech.…
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Judge issues temporary injunction allowing Jeffco to enforce school mask order
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First Judicial District Judge Randall C. Arp issued an injunction Thursday ordering a private religious school to allow Jefferson County Health Department inspectors access to school buildings at “any reasonable time” so they can make sure the county mask mandate was being followed. The injunction against…
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ACLU Colorado sues Arapahoe County neighborhood HOA over gay pride flag ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court challenging Whispering Pines Metropolitan District #1’s rules that prohibit residents from displaying non-approved flags and signs on their property. The suit was filed on behalf of David Pendery, a resident of the district since…