Federal lawsuit says Denver school board used race to draw voting districts
By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice
A conservative election-law firm filed a federal lawsuit against the Denver Public Schools Board of Education on July 2, arguing the board deliberately drew its school district voting map along racial lines. The board's own words, the suit says, prove it.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a Virginia-based nonprofit, on behalf of Denver residents Susan Moore and Valdamar Archuleta. It targets Map C, the redistricting plan DPS adopted in April 2024 following the 2020 census.
The complaint does not just allege that race played a role. It argues race was the point.
What DPS did
After each federal census, Colorado law requires school districts to redraw thei...