State lifts 'political' clothing ban after radio host kicked out of Capitol gallery out over pro-life shirt
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Denver radio host Jeff Hunt got booted from a Colorado Senate gallery over his "Pro-Life U" shirt. Here's why attorneys say that violated his free speech rights.
Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.
Officials removed language about the ban from its website and signs inside the Capitol, according to the nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), which sent a letter to the state last month warning that its ban violated the First Amendment and appeared to only be enforced against some political ideas.
The shirt strife started on March 21, 2023, when Hunt went to the Capitol to support pregnancy resource centers during a hearing on a package of abortion-rights bills that would regulate such centers. He wore a pullover with the words "Pro-Life U" over "Colorado Christian University," where he previously worked. The school claimed to be the most pro-life university in the country, inspiring Hunt to make the shirt.
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