Tag: Protest
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Man to receive $350,000 settlement for beating by Denver police during protest
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who said he was tackled, punched and beaten in the genitals by Denver police officers unprovoked at a protest over the city’s clearing of a homeless encampment in July 2020. City Council Monday…
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10th Circuit finds no merit to First Amendment claims of Northglenn mosque protestor
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed Wednesday that a man convicted of violating a sidewalk obstruction ordinance while holding an “Islam Kills” sign outside a Northglenn mosque failed to show his First Amendment rights were violated. Richard Roy Blake filed a federal lawsuit…
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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…
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Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Douglas County school board members say former superintendent divided the community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Douglas County school board members who voted to fire former Superintendent Corey Wise appeared on Fox News earlier this week to defend their positions. School board President Mike Peterson and board member Kaylee Winegar told the national TV audience that Wise divided the community…
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Some Douglas County students plan walkout Monday after school board fires superintendent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some Douglas County students are planning to walk out of class Monday after the school board’s conservative majority voted Friday to remove the superintendent. “I watched the middle and the end,” said Asella Strause, a junior at Highlands Ranch High School. “Was not happy with…
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Rally draws more than 100 protesters to Douglas County School District building
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Rally draws crowd of protesters to school headquarters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Colorado care workers hold protest in demand of wage board, investigation
Dozens of care workers rallied at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday, demanding the state convene a wage board and investigate care workers’ wages. Protestors said care workers are underpaid, overworked and lack basic benefits, training and support. Over 50% of home care workers in Colorado rely on public assistance and over 33%…