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When he retired from his Denver bench at the end of last year, there was no doubt in Judge Gary Jackson’s mind as to where he would go next.
George Floyd Protests Just a few days after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25, first dozens, then hundreds and eventually thousands took to the streets of Denver to protest police brutality and demand accountability and reform. The size and scale of the protests caught the Denver Police Department by surprise, and law enforcement responded in an unnecessarily heavy-handed manner, demonstrators charged — and a judge agreed. The protests led to some major political developments, including state lawmakers successfully pushing for the country's most progre...