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Crank Asks DOJ to Investigate Outside Groups After Violence at Denver Anti-ICE Walkout
Colorado Politics, Approved, State

Crank Asks DOJ to Investigate Outside Groups After Violence at Denver Anti-ICE Walkout

By Nico Brambila | Colorado Politics U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank is asking the Justice Department to investigate violence at last week’s anti-ICE student walkout in Denver, including whether outside organizations helped organize, fund, or influence the demonstration. Crank sent a letter Tuesday requesting the investigation to Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. “Videos and on-the-ground reporting show that the Denver walkout turned violent, with assaults on journalists and counterprotesters, raising serious questions about whether participants were unlawfully prevented from exercising their own constitutional rights,” Crank wrote. “The growing mobilization of leftist and socialist groups like the Democratic...
DU students push back: Law school faces backlash for ending DEI practices
Fox31, Approved, Local

DU students push back: Law school faces backlash for ending DEI practices

By Parker Gordon | FOX31 Denver DENVER (KDVR) — The Student Bar Association at the University of Denver is addressing the institution’s administrators following an announcement that the university will cease some diversity, equity and inclusion practices. In a press release on Wednesday, the Student Bar Association at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law stated that the student Senate voted to approve a resolution of no confidence in some of the institution’s administrators, including its chancellor and the vice chancellor of DEI. On Aug. 19, in a joint announcement by the chancellor, provost, general counsel, and vice president. The chancellor of DEI to staff and faculty members, which was provided to FOX31 from the university, stated that they will be “ceasing” several ...