Tag: George Floyd
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Renee Good’s family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd ’s family to press for answers and accountability. Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, a 37-year-old Colorado Springs native,…
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10th Circuit hears Denver, officer’s request to overturn $14M jury verdict after 2020 protests
Members of the Colorado-based federal appeals court considered on Wednesday whether a judge committed errors in the 2022 civil trial where jurors found Denver liable for $14 million for violating the constitutional rights of protesters. In the first lawsuit of many to culminate in a jury trial, 12 plaintiffs largely succeeded in arguing Denver’s own…
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6 officers in Christian Glass case to have separate trials
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Clear Creek County judge denied the prosecution’s motion to simultaneously try six officers who were on scene the night Christian Glass was shot and killed by a sheriff deputy. Clear Creek County Judge Cynthia Jones explained Monday that the jurisdiction’s courtrooms are too small…
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CU Study: 2020 police pullback led to more crime
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Police pullback in response to law enforcement changes in Colorado’s metro areas led to more instances of violence and property crimes, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study. Still, researchers stressed that more policing is not necessarily the answer. “It’s an interesting time. The pendulum swung pretty far in 2020 and 2021, but now,…
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Denver settles 6 claims against police for $1.6 million, but ‘more needs to be done’ says civil rights attorney
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gabriel Schlough participated in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Denver as a volunteer medic. He was helping a woman suffering from the effects of tear gas when he was shot by Denver Police officers with “less than lethal” projectiles. The rubber and/or plastic bullets…
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New ACLU legal director Tim Macdonald on mentors and today’s top civil rights issues
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tim Macdonald always believed lawyers have a responsibility to give back to their communities and represent disenfranchised people. Now he’s stepping away from corporate law and taking his talents to the ACLU of Colorado full time. The organization picked Macdonald as its new legal director,…
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ACLU of Colorado names Tim Macdonald as legal director
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The ACLU of Colorado has chosen its first new legal director in nearly 30 years. Tim Macdonald, who led a landmark trial last year over Denver police’s use of force during the 2020 George Floyd protests, will replace retiring Mark Silverstein. Macdonald comes to the…
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Metro Denver on edge: Community activists press call for police accountability after shootings
The recent spate of officer-involved shootings in metro Denver that placed the metropolis on edge — four in four days — spurred some community activists to action Monday. At a rally on the west steps of the state Capitol Monday, several groups said they are organizing people across the state in response to the recent…
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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…