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Editor's note: This story was updated at 12:45 p.m. Thursday to include comments from Fort Collins' city attorney. In a split vote, Fort Collins City Council decided against appealing a court ruling related to enforcement of the city's camping ban. Council voted 4-3 to not appeal the recent ruling, which found that Fort Collins Police Services unconstitutionally ticketed a man for sleeping in his car at a rest stop in 2018.  ACLU of Colorado assisted the man, Adam Wiemold, in his appeal of the ticket. When they emerged, three council members said they supported an appeal: Mayor Wade Troxell ...

A community activist is considering suing Aurora for a chance to run for city council Andrew Bray Community activist Candice Bailey is considering suing Aurora for a chance to run for city council. Current city charter bans Bailey from running due to a previous felony conviction. and last updated 2021-03-02 21:02:05-05 AURORA, Colo. — An Aurora community activist who has been vocal in the Black Lives Matter and demands for police accountability movements wants to run for city council but is banned from doing so. On February 10, Candice Bailey announced her intentions to run for an at-lar...

Mark Silverstein is seizing his chance to wedge a foot in the door for free speech.

The flagpole isn't in front of the home in unincorporated Jefferson County. Instead, the pole is mounted in the backyard, where it's visible to commuters on Bowles Avenue, one of the major east-west routes in the area. As a result, thousands of people passing by every day see the display: an American flag flying upside down, in the international symbol of distress, over a "Don't Tread on Me" banner. In a neighborhood a mile or two away, a Trump 2020 flag flew alongside the traditional stars and stripes outside a house for more than a month after the homeowners' association for the community s...

The Whispering Pines community didn't give David Pendery indefinite permission to fly a Pride Flag from his Arapahoe County home. He filed a lawsuit with ACLU.