Tag: lawsuit
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‘We’re not giving up’: Advocates push for Rockrimmon Library to stay open on its last day of operation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the permanent closure of the Rockrimmon Library branch on Sunday, members of a grassroots group that formed in October are optimistic that their wish for the neighborhood hub to remain open for at least another year will be granted. “It just doesn’t make sense,…
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‘We’re not giving up’: Advocates push for Rockrimmon Library to stay open on its last day of operation
Despite the permanent closure of the Rockrimmon Library branch on Sunday, members of a grassroots group that formed in October are optimistic that their wish for the neighborhood hub to remain open for at least another year will be granted. “It just doesn’t make sense, the financial burden they’re describing doesn’t track with published audited…
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D-49 parent sues school district, alleging discrimination and retaliation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Parents are suing School District 49 for alleged discrimination and retaliation toward them and their son. In the lawsuit filed Nov. 26, Ryan Brown and Margaret Gay allege that their son was singled out by a teacher because of he and another student’s race while…
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D-49 parent sues school district, alleging discrimination and retaliation
Parents are suing School District 49 for alleged discrimination and retaliation toward them and their son. In the lawsuit filed Nov. 26, Ryan Brown and Margaret Gay allege that their son was singled out by a teacher because of he and another student’s race while they attended Remington Elementary School in 2023. Following efforts to…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, animal rights nonprofit to argue elephant case before Colorado Supreme Court
A legal battle between Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and an animal rights organization is set to go before the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday. The high court will hear oral arguments from the Colorado Springs-based zoo and the Nonhuman Rights Project, a nonprofit based in Coral Springs, Fla., over the treatment of five African elephants. It…
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District Court dismisses lawsuit to remove road tax extension from Colorado Springs ballot
An El Paso County District Court judge this month dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove the so-called 2C road tax question from Colorado Springs’ November ballot. Douglas Bruce, the author of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights amendment, filed a three-page civil lawsuit against the city of Colorado Springs in late September, alleging the city…
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TABOR author sues Colorado Springs, seeks removal of road tax extension question on November ballot
Douglas Bruce, the former Colorado state legislator who authored the state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights amendment, is suing the city of Colorado Springs in a bid to remove a question from the November ballot that would authorize the 10-year extension of a dedicated sales tax for road maintenance. Bruce filed the three-page lawsuit against the city…
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Hallfords’ state plea process to be delayed
State prosecutors are planning to ask for a new arraignment date for the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, to allow time for the federal plea process to finish. Plans to delay the state court proceedings were stated in emails between prosecutors and victimized family members, which were shared with The Gazette. The funeral home,…
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Family of teen paralyzed in shooting at The Citadel addresses mall’s security upgrades: ‘It took too long’
Recently implemented security upgrades at The Citadel mall have prompted a response from the mother of a girl who was paralyzed in a 2022 shooting at the shopping center. “I think it took too long,” Marjorie Bell said at a Thursday Zoom news conference. “Why did it take 2½ years for (mall ownership) to finally…
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Homeowners lose another round in court to challenge Ford Amphitheater
Homeowners who sued to block operation of the new 8,000-seat, outdoor Ford Amphitheater unless it complies with a state noise pollution law have lost another round in court. The Colorado Court of Appeals on Sept. 12 upheld a 4th Judicial District Court judge’s decision to dismiss the homeowners’ lawsuit, which had alleged amphitheater noise would…