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Antisemitic trolls test the limits of free speech at city council meetings — with Lakewood the latest target

Verbal assaults during public comment, a nationwide occurance, have also hit Durango, Wheat Ridge

Council members leave the dais during a Lakewood City Council meeting in reaction to a caller making a series of anti-semitic remarks during public comment on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Lakewood is one of three Colorado cities, including Durango and Wheat Ridge, that have been subject to hateful comments made by remote callers in recent months. (Video still via Lakewood City Council)
Council members leave the dais during a Lakewood City Council meeting in reaction to a caller making a series of anti-semitic remarks during public comment on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Lakewood is one of three Colorado cities, including Durango and Wheat Ridge, that have been subject to hateful comments made by remote callers in recent months. (Video still via Lakewood City Council)
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Lakewood became the latest municipality in Colorado to be barraged by an antisemitic group that coordinates call-ins to city council meetings across the country, unleashing hateful words on an unsuspecting audience. First Amendment protections limit what cities can do.

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