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After hearings this week, a Denver County Court judge will decide whether the city's camping ban is unconstitutional. But what the evidence presented has...
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly suggested that Leslie Branch-Wise had signed an affidavit this week saying she was not sexually...
A jury Wednesday found three defendants guilty of violating Denver's camping ban after they were ticketed in late November for sleeping outside with tents...
Denver's five-year camping ban is on trial today as three homeless defendants contest tickets for sleeping outside with blankets.
Police rarely issue tickets for violators of the ban, preferring...
A lawsuit seeking to end Denver’s campaign against homeless camps got a boost yesterday during a hearing with a federal judge.
Denver attorney Jason Flores-Williams filed...
Denver police have made headlines over the past few months by “sweeping” encampments of homeless people. And critics have spoken out – including the...
Raided
It was always going to get shut down.
This weekend, a village of hand-built tiny homes sprung up at 2500 Lawrence St., a city-owned plot of land...