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Censorship

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Nude artwork & piece misidentified as vagina removed, then returned to Wheat Ridge display

    Big pics below.​It's been a whirlwind June for Kittredge artist Michael McGrath. Three small pieces, including two featuring nudity and a third that was mistaken for a vagina, were removed from a display at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. But yesterday, they were back -- following a letter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Reporters Without Borders letter faults Denver Post for Righthaven suit against Brian Hill

    Brian Hill.​As an organization devoted to freedom of the press, Reporters Without Borders typically targets dictatorships and other iron-fist nations that attempt to quash objective journalism. Now, however, RWB is protesting a story very close to home: the copyright infringement lawsuit filed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Bare nipples at Boulder city council meeting: David Lane takes on Seth Brigham's cause

    Seth Brigham being arrested.​To protest an ordinance that might have criminalized women who publicly bare their nipples, Boulder's Seth Brigham stripped to his boxers at a February city council meeting -- and was promptly arrested. Four months later, David Lane, fresh from winning a $5.9 mill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    David Lane: University of Wyoming claims security, not censorship, in William Ayers ban

    William Ayers as a young radical.​Last week, David Lane threatened to sue the University of Wyoming if it didn't respond to a letter about the institution's speaking ban against controversial professor William Ayers within a couple of days. The university failed to do so -- and a lawsuit soon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    David Lane threatens to sue University of Wyoming over refusal to let Weather Underground founder William Ayers speak on campus

    David Lane has given the University of Wyoming a very short deadline.​Attorney David Lane loves big issues and controversial clients, including former CU professor Ward Churchill, wrongfully convicted Timothy Masters or Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene. And now, he's taken on another cause that' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Ward Churchill to get hero treatment in HBO documentary

    Ward Churchill, in an image from HBO's documentary "Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech." Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech, debuts Monday, June 29, on HBO -- and judging by its trailer, Colorado's own Ward Churchill is a significant player in the documentary. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: FU, Senator Brophy

    According to state senator Greg Brophy's blog, "he's been called one of the most conservative members of the legislature and a Prius driving, bicycle riding, eco freak. You decide." But first read this, and you might come up with a couple of other descriptors. On April 24, he recounted the tale o ... More >>

  • News

    April 9, 2009

    After vegan requests LVTOFU license plate, the DMV reveals its dirty mind

    According to state senator Greg Brophy's blog, "he's been called one of the most conservative members of the legislature and a Prius driving, bicycle riding, eco freak. You decide." But first read this, and you might come up with a couple of other descriptors. On April 24, he recounted the tale o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Colorado wins dubious distinctions in 2009 Jefferson Muzzles awards

    Each April since 1992, the Thomas Jefferson Center, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, has awarded the Jefferson Muzzles "as a means to draw national attention to abridgments of free speech and press and, at the same time, foster an appreciation for those tenets of the First Amendment" -- and i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    BrokenCYDE gets the gasface

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2009

    Trial Beat: Kenny Be's complete cartoon coverage of the Ward Churchill trial

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Painting by numbers never creates great art

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Words of Wisdom from David Lane

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Wayne Laugesen Vs. Richard Baker: The Debate

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    Campus Press Documents, Part 1: The Yulsman Statement

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Another Dispute Between Ward Churchill and the Daily Camera

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    The Pen is Mightier Than the Pen

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    Yappers Delight: Week in Review

    I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) the ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Dixie Chicks

    These Lone Star ladies have no plans to just Shut Up & Sing.

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2006

    More Messages: If You Love Your Speech, Set it Free

    These Lone Star ladies have no plans to just Shut Up & Sing.

  • Culture

    July 28, 2005

    Open and Closed

    Japanese design is showcased at the CVA, while more art censorship hits Colorado.

  • News

    June 23, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 23, 2005

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 17, 2005

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Follow That Story

    Roan and Groan

  • Culture

    October 23, 2003

    Artbeat

    Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    The Message

    Access Ability

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    Fighting Back

    Banned Books Week offers a chance to speak out

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    The High Cost of Free Speech

    RTD pays a six-figure settlement for muzzling its own directors.

  • Music

    April 10, 2003

    Backwash

    Pearl Jam accuses the Rocky Mountain News of uneven flow.

  • People & Places

    March 27, 2003

    Best TV Revolutionaries

    Free Speech TV

  • People & Places

    March 27, 2003

    Best Student Untangling of the Web, on the Web

    www.poorschool.com

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2003

    Free For All

    Highlighting the week's greatest gratis event

  • News

    September 26, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 26, 2002

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 22-28, 2001

  • Music

    June 14, 2001

    Face the Music

    As Marilyn Manson's concert gets closer, the debate over free speech gets louder.

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    Scene From a Mall

    Shopping-center execs love getting attention in the media -- as long as they call the shots.

  • News

    November 18, 1999

    Like So Much Drama

    It's a time of reckoning for the theater department at the Denver School of the Arts.

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Letters

    It's a time of reckoning for the theater department at the Denver School of the Arts.

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    Letters

    It's a time of reckoning for the theater department at the Denver School of the Arts.

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    A Matter of Principal

    South High's image-conscious leader offers students repeated lessons in the stifling of free speech.

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    No Nudes Is Good News

    The printer for two college papers refuses to print a photo of a naked woman.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Making Book on Bill Owens

    Questions about the religious right are this GOP candidate's cross to bear--or is that bare?

  • Dining

    January 15, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    Questions about the religious right are this GOP candidate's cross to bear--or is that bare?

  • News

    March 6, 1997

    Nightmare on the Net

    A web of intrigue surrounds the high-stakes legal brawl between FACTnet and the Church of Scientology.

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    Stealing Home

    A web of intrigue surrounds the high-stakes legal brawl between FACTnet and the Church of Scientology.

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    Death Sentences

    A gruesome triple murder puts a Boulder publisher and its how-to-kill book in the crosshairs.

  • News

    July 12, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    A gruesome triple murder puts a Boulder publisher and its how-to-kill book in the crosshairs.

  • News

    October 19, 1994

    TALKING TRASH

    SUPPORTERS OF AMENDMENT 16 INCLUDE A TITILLATING COALITION OF PORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS AND DENVER BLUEBLOODS.

  • News

    September 14, 1994

    CENSURING THE CENSOR

    A JUDGE RULES THAT THE CITY'S CABLE CHANNEL ILLEGALLY MUZZLED GAY VIDEOS.

  • News

    May 4, 1994

    LETTERS

    A JUDGE RULES THAT THE CITY'S CABLE CHANNEL ILLEGALLY MUZZLED GAY VIDEOS.

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