Colorado Hometown Weekly: Darren O’Connor, a former member of the embattled NAACP Boulder County Branch, is trying to keep alive a lawsuit that alleges city of Boulder officials violated his First Amendment rights.

O’Connor alleges that city officials retaliated against him for his continued public criticism of Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn. The city filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in early June, and O’Connor, through his attorney Joe Salazar, submitted a response on June 30.

In his response, O’Connor, who is an attorney, points to Redfearn filing multiple complaints with the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel as an example of retaliation. The response highlights City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde filing a complaint against O’Connor with the national NAACP.

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