JOINT STATEMENT – ZAYD ATKINSON AND THE CITY OF BOULDER
On March 1, 2019, Boulder Police Officer John Smyly stopped and questioned Zayd Atkinson while he was working in front of the building in which he lived. Mr. Atkinson should…
Boulder settles with Naropa student confronted by cop while picking up trash
The city of Boulder is offering a $125,000 settlement to Zayd Atkinson, the black Naropa student who was confronted by armed police officers last year while picking up trash outside…
US ATTORNEY IN COLORADO APOLOGIZES TO MUSLIM COMMUNITY AFTER EMAIL ON MOSQUE INCIDENT
"My apologies if in my haste to reach out I created a false impression that any investigation had reached definitive conclusions." read the email from Jason Dunn. DENVER — The…
Colorado’s U.S. attorney first says mosque threat wasn’t bias-motivated, then backtracks
The U.S. attorney for Colorado backtracked Saturday after sending an email to leaders in Denver’s Muslim community saying the man accused of wielding a gun outside a Denver mosque on…
Race was ‘substantial motivating factor’ in Salt Lake City officer’s decision to shoot cyclist, lawsuit alleges
The children of Patrick Harmon — a black man fatally shot by police in 2017 — are suing Salt Lake City, claiming Harmon’s death reflects an inadequately trained police force…
Landlord who refused to rent to Muslim men settles lawsuit
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DENVER LANDLORD TO PAY ALMOST $700,000 AFTER REFUSING TO RENT TO MUSLIM MEN
Denver, Colorado, landlord has agreed to pay three men a total of $675,000 as part of a settlement after she was recorded telling her tenant to find an "American person"…
Plaintiffs Reflect On Settlement After Denver Landlord Refused Muslim Restaurant Owners
Two restaurant owners who won a large settlement in a high-profile discrimination case against a Denver landlord say their main takeaway is the outpouring of support they received for coming…
Denver landlord who refused to rent to Muslim men settles lawsuit for $675,000
DENVER — A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an “American person … good like you and me” to sublease her property instead of a Muslim…
Boulder Releases Data On Law Enforcement Discrimination
Back in March, Zayd Atkinson was picking up trash outside his dorm at Naropa University in Boulder when a group of police officers confronted him, apparently refusing to believe that…