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Denver Post, Colorado TV and Radio Stations Cover WTO's Book Ban Case

Date: 12.26.24

Several Colorado media outlets reported on WTO and the ACLU of Colorado filing a lawsuit against the Elizabeth School District for removing books from school libraries that weren't in line with school board members' political views. 

WTO’s Craig May, Thomas Dec, and Celyn Whitt filed the suit pro bono for students of the school district, the Rocky Mountain NAACP State Conference CO-MT-WY, and The Authors Guild.

The book ban violates federal and state constitutional free speech protections, the suit emphasizes. 

Press coverage has included:

The ACLU of Colorado’s press release has additional details.

Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell lawyers have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award and 300 appeals to opinion all across the nation, with exceptional results for our clients. 
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