Tag Archives: David Lane

Pro-immigrant activists with Occupy Denver file suit against DIA and DPD, challenge airport free speech “permit”

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- Civil liberties champion David Lane has filed a complaint in US district court challenging Denver’s office of the city attorney for instituting a permit process at DIA to prevent public protest. Holding signs has become impermissible at the … Continue reading →

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David, Goliath, and Eric Brandt

Posted on January 21, 2016 by David Lee Anderson

I must confess, I’m no fan of the Bible, I’ve never understood how a man’s lips are moving and it is called the word of god. The same is true with the written word, the pen is in the hand … Continue reading →

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Denver activists seek court injunction to stop jury nullification arrests

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- Civil rights attorney David Lane will address Federal District Court on Monday seeking an injunction to stop the City of Denver from arresting activists distributing fliers to inform fellow citizens about the legal concept of Jury Nullification. UPDATE: … Continue reading →

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Denver’s 2015 Punch and Judy Show

Posted on August 9, 2015 by David Lee Anderson

Come One, Come All! Admission: FREE FREE FREE! Where: Denver Municipal Court When: Tues, Aug 11, 2015, 1PM. Featuring MARK IANNICELLI in his premiere performance and David Lane as his big stick.   As the drama unfolds, Mark will be … Continue reading →

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Eric Brandt and the horrible, very bad judge.

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Eric Verlo

WESTMINSTER, COLORADO- Eric Brandt was so sure he was going to jail he got a tattoo. The one-man-band of protest movements had court on August 3rd before Westminster Associate Judge Paul D. Basso, who’d declined on a technicality to give … Continue reading →

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City of Denver wins court battle to ignore the homeless, one arrest made

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- The trial of the Tattered Cover Five concluded this week. For three days a municipal court considered whether a complaint made against protesters drumming in front of the downtown Tattered Cover Bookstore should or should not curb the … Continue reading →

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Ward Churchill wants his dollar back

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Eric Verlo

DENVER– Remember the dollar bill awarded to Professor Churchill last year because the jury took him at his word that return of his tenure at the University of Colorado was the chief demand of his lawsuit for unlawful dismissal? Judge … Continue reading →

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Ward Churchill is not guilty of academic misconduct

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Marie Walden

Literary theorist and legal scholar, Stanley Fish, weighs in on the report of the “committee of faculty peers” that found Ward Churchill guilty of academic misconduct.   “The verdict did not surprise me because I had read the committee’s report … Continue reading →

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Churchill juror Bethany Newill explains

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Marie Walden

A few interesting things about the Ward Churchill jury came to light today (a sigh of relief from Pirate Ballerina!). The jury thought — right up until the judge gave them their instructions — they were to determine whether Ward … Continue reading →

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Churchill and his curiously vile detractors

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- There’s an interesting sideshow at the Churchill v CU case having to do with a cadre of unsavory Ward Churchill online critics. What they are writing is hardly interesting but their unceasing doggedness, repeating only ad hominem attacks, leads … Continue reading →

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Churchill lends trial his sonorous levity

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Court Room 6 is packed once again as Ward Churchill takes the stand to detail his wrongful dismissal by CU. His testimony began yesterday afternoon, and Attorney David Lane is outlining the basis for damages. Churchill isn’t asking for … Continue reading →

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America on trial, past if not present

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- The Ward Churchill vs. CU trial continues today, featuring the much anticipated testimony of SCRUM hatchet chairwoman Mimi Wesson. But not before two dramatic points had already been made. First, that eugenics did play a part in the disenfranchisement … Continue reading →

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CU lawyer thinks it was Ward Churchill who may have violated 1st Amendment

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- CHURCHILL TRIAL, DAY TWO. University of Colorado defense attorney Patrick O’Rourke wanted the jury to understand that Freedom of Speech was a complicated matter. He asked Dean of CU’s law school, David Getches, to confirm “Is First Amendment Law … Continue reading →

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Churchill Trial starts off with a CU joke

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Opening statements were made and two witnesses gave their testimony today at the Churchill vs. CU academic freedom trial, while a hungry media waited. ROUND ONE, CHURCHILL. Details to follow.

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