Subject: David Lane

• The Writing's on the Wall

  April 28, 2006

• Judge Blackburn to Whistleblower: Shut Up Already

  November 7, 2007

• Columbus Day Protestor Cases Dismissed

  January 4, 2008

• One Reporter's Day in Court

  January 10, 2008

• Transform Columbus Day Trial Begins

  January 16, 2008

• Carol Chambers Seeks Cheaper Executions

  February 28, 2008

• Westword Now Exhibit A in Death Penalty Tussle

  March 10, 2008

• Words of Wisdom from David Lane

  July 18, 2008

• At the Mark Paschall Trial, Cruel Lessons in Jefferson County Politics

  July 30, 2008

• Hard Cell

  As inmates attempt to defy guards and air grievances, a wave of brutal "forced cell entries" rocks Colorado's supermax prison.

  August 20, 1998

• Call Me Crazy

  When the accused reject a not-guilty plea, Colorado's insanity law breaks down.

  January 11, 2001

• Bill O'Reilly on Ward Churchill: The ego has landed

  As pointed out in this morning's Wake-Up Call, Fox News bloviator Bill O'Reilly and his guests spent part of last night's O'Reilly Factor arguing that, based on the evidence presented thus far, Ward Churchill is destined to lose his wrongful-termination lawsuit against the University of Colorado-Boulder. But that's nothing new. The clip above dates from earlier in the proceedings, and even at that point, he'd already made up his mind. Still, he clearly enjoyed the reflected attention he receiv

  March 26, 2009

• Juror Bethany Newill talks about the Ward Churchill trial

  A Flickr photoThe center of attention. Bethany Newill was one of six jurors who determined the verdict in Ward Churchill's wrongful-termination lawsuit against the University of Colorado at Boulder. Earlier today, she shared her views and observations about the case with Westword, demonstrating the seriousness and thoughtfulness that went into the decision. She's passionate about the subject, even phoning the KHOW talk-show hosted by Dan Caplis and Craig Silverman yesterday afternoon, shortly a

  April 3, 2009

• Words of wisdom from Jack A. Weil

  February 26, 2009

• The Protest Test

  How do you transform Columbus Day? Ask Martin Luther King Jr.

  January 24, 2008

• Bad Execution

  April 10, 2008

• Letters to the Editor

  Letters from the week of 3/6/2008

  March 6, 2008

• Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State

  How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.

  February 28, 2008

• David Lane's Subpoena Envy

  Goodbye — and good riddance, Columbus.

  January 10, 2008

• No Pain, No Gain

  The Enclave has Commerce City fit to be tied.

  April 12, 2007

• No Show

  Suddenly, there's no Ecko in here.

  June 15, 2006

• Whistle Stop

  A Supreme Court decision may challenge workers' First Amendment rights.

  June 8, 2006

• Art of War

  City officials aren't the only ones concerned about Marc Ecko's graffiti festival.

  April 27, 2006

• Screwed for Life

  August 18, 2005

• Off Limits

  A tale of two Arnolds

  August 14, 2003

• The Message

  Is Channel 9 successful because of its people or its system?

  April 10, 2003

• Three the Hard Way

  Several high-profile columnists leave the media scene in very different ways.

  May 16, 2002

• The Media Eye

  It never blinks -- even when we wish it would.

  September 13, 2001

• Old News

  There's nothing pretty about the age-discrimination lawsuit filed by a Denver TV veteran.

  May 3, 2001

• In the Hole

  The state gives it up for an inmate rape.

  June 15, 2000

• Marked for Death

  Trapped in a prison race war, Tony Francis had three choices: kill, snitch or run. He found another way out.

  May 25, 2000

• A Fight to the Death

  Frank Rodriguez was sentenced to die twelve years ago. Are we there yet?

  March 6, 1997

• Letters

  January 16, 1997

• Black Marks

  The Denver Police Department acts like it has something to hide about its clash with students at Thomas Jefferson High School. It does.

  December 19, 1996

• The Wheels of Justice

  A lawsuit on behalf of handicapped state prisoners moves toward a settlement.

  August 8, 1996

• BATTLE CRY

  November 1, 1995

• STICKING POINT

  ABORTION-CLINIC SUITS SCARE DENVER FROM NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

  October 4, 1995

• LIGHTS! CAMERA! LAWSUIT!

  CATCH THE COURTROOM CONCLUSION TO THIS REAL-LIFE COP DRAMA.

  June 1, 1994

• Wake-Up Call: Ward without end

  Colorado's longest-running reality show could be drawing to a close. Today, Ward Churchill will get another day in court, when Chief Denver District Judge Larry Naves considers whether he should get his job back at the University of Colorado -- or be paid to go away. Naves presided over the March trial where attorney David Lane argued Churchill's claim that he'd been wrongfully discharged from CU in an act of retaliation for what he'd said in a post 9/11 essay, not how he taught. And, in fact

  July 1, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Smoke 'em if you got 'em

  As reported here -- a lot -- Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan had a book-signing at Katie Mullen's last evening. And that just happened to be the bar where Ward Churchill and attorney David Lane went after their day in court, where they'd told Judge Larry Naves why Churchill deserves to get his job back at the University of Colorado. Naves had presided over the trial in March during which Lane and Churchill had argued that CU had wrongfully discharged the controversial prof not for ho

  July 2, 2009

• The appeal of the Ward Churchill verdict

  Yesterday afternoon on KHOW, host Dan Caplis, who's been verbally tarring and feathering former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill for several years now, did a Miss America impression following Judge Larry Naves' decision not to give Churchill his old CU job back, accepting the plaudits of callers with evident self-satisfaction during a figurative victory promenade. Along the way, Caplis noted that he'd bet Churchill attorney David Lane a steak dinner on the outcome of the hearing

  July 8, 2009

• Another Balloon Boy mystery: What happened to Richard Heene's hair?

  Another indication that Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene wanted to make the most of the media attention he got in the wake of the desperate search for his not-quite-airborne son Falcon: Over the course of the past few days, his hair seems to have gotten a trendy makeover. Throughout an appearance on the Today show Friday morning during which Falcon puked (a clip can be viewed below), his locks hung lank over his forehead and thick on the sides. A day later, as seen in the clip above, he looks trim

  October 19, 2009

• David Lane ties himself to the Balloon Boy case

  David Lane hits the national airwaves -- and doesn't have to talk about Ward Churchill.​Attorney David Lane tends to take cases that have Big Picture, constitutional issues at stake: His clients in recent years have included Carol Kreck, who was arrested for protesting a John McCain campaign appearance, student journalist David McSwane, whose position was threatened after authorizing the famed f-Bush editorial, and, of course, former CU-Boulder professor Ward Churchill. So what the hell is

  October 19, 2009

• PR advice for the Balloon Boy family

  With even defense lawyer David Lane acknowledging that charges are likely to be issued soon in the Balloon Boy saga, Richard Heene and the rest of his clan have stopped saying "yes" to every media interview request -- and that's probably for the best given the mistakes the family made before zipping their lips. A blog from SE2, Eric Sondermann's Denver-based PR firm, points out some basic mistakes in the Heenes' first attempts at communicating their message by way of six tips they clearly didn'

  October 20, 2009

• Balloon Boy family lawyer David Lane: Child-abuse-investigation release breaks the law

  David Lane, attorney for Richard Heene, has got some fancy lawyering to do. And he's ready.​David Lane, attorney for Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene, says he doesn't have enough fingers to plug all the info leaks coming from the office of Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden. On Friday, Alderden released documents showing that Mayumi Heene, Mrs. Balloon Boy, had confessed that the whole runaway balloon tale had been cooked up for publicity purposes two weeks before it happened. It was a mov

  October 26, 2009

• Boulder DA Stan Garnett goes from the Naked Pumpkin Run to Balloon Boy

  With the Naked Pumpkin Run over, Stan Garnett has a new focus: Balloon Boy.​Just because this year's Naked Pumpkin Run has come and gone without mass arrests doesn't mean Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett is done with high-profile cases for a day or two. He's been appointed a special prosecutor to look into claims by attorney David Lane that Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden broke the law when he spoke publicly about a child-abuse investigation focusing on Richard and Mayumi Heene,

  November 3, 2009

• Fast-track this: Five untapped Colorado energy sources

  Thar she blows: The Penry-Huttner Geothermal Project.​The Department of the Interior just designated six renewable energy projects, including a 400-megawatt solar tower, as "fast-track" developments deserving of the highest priority. All six of the projects happen to be in California. Hard to believe that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar would ignore all the potential energy sources in his home state. We've got tons of excess energy around here, begging to be harnessed for productive use.

  November 6, 2009

• Are charges finally about to be filed against Richard Heene in Balloon Boy case?

  David Lane represents Richard Heene. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.​Update below: Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett was appointed as special prosecutor after lawyer David Lane accused Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden of breaking the law by talking about a child-abuse investigation focused on Richard and Mayumi Heene, parents of Balloon Boy Falcon Heene. Yesterday, Garnett decided not to file charges against Alderden, writing in a letter about his decision, "Although

  November 11, 2009

• Richard Heene and wife Mayumi to plead guilty in Balloon Boy hoax

  Richard Heene during the infamous Today Show appearance when son Falcon puked for the nation.​That e-mail blast attorney David Lane mentioned around this time yesterday came through at 12:51 a.m. today. In it, Lane confirms that Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi will enter guilty pleas tomorrow morning regarding the runaway-balloon hoax involving their young son, Falcon. Mayumi will cop to False Reporting to Authorities, a misdemeanor, while Richard will plead to Attempting to Influence a

  November 12, 2009

• Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene pleads guilty, wants to look for work in New York and L.A.: reality-TV producers await with bated breath

  As you can see by the Associated Press footage above, Balloon Boy parents Richard and Mayumi Heene weren't forced to do a perp walk when turning themselves in to Larimer County authorities, as their attorney, David Lane, had feared. Instead, the process was orderly and low key, unlike pretty much everything else in this story -- and within the past hour, the Heenes entered guilty pleas as outlined by Lane yesterday. No sentencing yet, and still no mention of restitution for the dough law enfor

  November 13, 2009