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False claims, real consequences: Judge rejects activist’s First Amendment defense

For more than a year, Derrick Wilburn – father, community leader and now an elected school board member – was publicly branded a “child predator” by a vocal district parent. The accusations, repeated at school board meetings, online and even in state legislative testimony, painted him as a man who preyed on children.

Wilburn filed a defamation lawsuit in December 2024, seeking accountability. And on April 29, a Colorado judge drew a legal line.

El Paso County District Court Judge Gregory Werner denied defendant Bernadette Guthrie’s motion to dismiss Wilburn’s defamation lawsuit. Judge Werner ruled that Guthrie’s accusations went far beyond protected speech under the First Amendment.

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Illegal immigrant faces 118-count indictment for firebombing pro-Israel demonstrators

The Colorado Sun, Approved, Local / June 6, 2025 / Attempted Murder, Boulder, Colorado courts, Federal Hate Crime, Firebombing, Illegal Immigration, Jewish Community, Mohamed Soliman, Public safety

BOULDER — The man accused of tossing Molotov cocktails into a group of peaceful demonstrators in Boulder was charged Thursday in state court with 118 counts, including attempted murder.

Mohamed Soliman, 45, could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. He appeared in court at the Boulder County jail on Thursday afternoon where he was advised of the charges against him. Soliman is being held in lieu of a $10 million bond.

The 118 charges included 28 counts of attempted first-degree murder and nine counts of first-degree assault, court documents show. Soliman’s next appearance in Boulder court is scheduled for July 15. Victims in the attack ranged in age from 25 to 88, three of whom remained in the hospital Thursday.

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Teen in U.S. illegally gets probation after killing Colorado woman at 90 mph

CBS Colorado, Approved, Local / May 14, 2025 / Aurora, Colorado courts, DA Amy Padden, Fatal crash, Illegal immigrant, Kaitlyn Weaver, Probation sentence, Public safety, Reckless driving, Unlicensed driver, Victims rights

The Arapahoe District Attorney’s Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was driving illegally and, in the country illegally, when he killed a woman.

The accident happened last July in Aurora. The victim, Kaitlyn Weaver, was headed home from work when a Jeep, barreling through a residential neighborhood, slammed into her car. The speed limit in the area was 45 mph. Investigators say the driver was doing more than 90 mph.

“She didn’t even see him coming,” her dad, John Weaver, said. “That’s how fast he was going. She was effectively killed instantly.”

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