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The National
01-06-2025
- General
- The National
FBI investigating 'targeted terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado
Several people were injured and some may have been set on fire on Sunday at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, police said. The attack took place at a pedestrian mall where demonstrators had gathered to call for the release of hostages who remain in Gaza. Police received calls saying that a person there had been trying to set people on fire. Law enforcement said that a man was taken into custody in the assault that the FBI immediately described as a 'targeted terror attack". Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn told reporters that it was too early to discuss a motive but that witnesses were being interviewed. He added that the suspected attacker had been taken to hospital. 'It would be irresponsible for me to speculate on motive this early on,' Mr Redfearn said. FBI director Kash Patel posted on social media: 'Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available." Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser said that the attack appears to have been a hate crime, given the group that was the focus. Boulder police said there were 'several victims' in the attack. The injuries authorities found were consistent with reports of people being set on fire, Mr Redfearn said, adding that local authorities were not calling it a terror attack at this time. Several blocks of the typically popular pedestrian mall area were evacuated, police said. Colorado Governor Jared Polis said in a statement that he was 'closely monitoring' the situation, adding that 'hate-filled acts of any kind are unacceptable". The Boulder attack occurred as law enforcement authorities in the US struggle with a sharp rise in anti-Semitic violence. It comes about a week after a man who was arrested on charges in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members shouted 'free Palestine' as he was being led away by police.
Fox News
28-05-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Activist sportswear brand sues Colorado, accuses state of censoring its message
Print Close By Jackson Thompson Published May 27, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: The women's activist sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics is suing the state of Colorado over a recent state law that the company claims would interfere with its ability to market its message. The lawsuit takes aim at the state for passing a law called HB25-1312 and amending the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, which defines "gender expression" to include "chosen name" and "how an individual chooses to be addressed." The laws state Coloradans have a right to access "public accommodations and advertising" that are free of discrimination on that basis. The company's lawsuit claims that the state's new legislation would make it illegal for the brand to carry out certain viral marketing campaign techniques it has used since launching last year. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON "XX-XY Athletics, in their advertising, customer interactions, and elsewhere, to refer to transgender-identifying individuals with their given names or with biologically accurate language. XX-XY Athletics can no longer speak the truth in pursuit of its mission. XX-XY Athletics can no longer call men, men," the lawsuit states. "Even worse, the Act coerces the company to speak against its principles and alter the meaning of its core message. If XX-XY Athletics refuses, the company faces cease-and-desist orders, expensive investigations, hearings, and civil and criminal penalties." Colorado Attorney General Philip J. Weiser's office has declined to comment on the lawsuit to Fox News Digital. XX-XY founder Jennifer Sey provided a statement to Fox News Digital insisting that the law would hinder her company's marketing strategies and the overall movement to oppose trans athletes in girls and women's sports. "What is happening in Colorado is a threat to anyone who speaks the truth about biological reality and who stands up for the rights of women and girls. XX-XY Athletics communicates often and broadly on the reality that men and women are different and our mission as a brand is to empower female athletes to also speak up and protect women's sports," Sey wrote. "Laws like this in Colorado force Coloradans to adhere to an ideology that is in violation of actual truth. They want to silence anyone who disagrees. We are filing this lawsuit to fight for our — and every Coloradan's - right to free speech." COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT SUING STATE OVER POLICY THAT ALLOWS TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS SPORTS Sey's brand has regularly used its social media platforms to bring attention to instances of biological males competing in girls and women's sports around the country, while promoting XX-XY merchandise. The company also produces original commercials that feature its brand ambassadors, and some of those include references to trans athletes being "men" or "boys." Colorado is already facing a lawsuit from one of its own school districts over the state's laws requiring schools to allow biologically male transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. School District 49 (D49) in El Paso County, Colorado, filed its lawsuit against the state after passing a localized rule that banned trans athletes from girls sports at its schools earlier in May. That lawsuit cites "increasing tension between Title IX obligations and the state system that requires discrimination against female student-athletes," according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "Knowing that the approved policy would generate opposition and potentially trigger legal challenges, D49 filed a pre-enforcement action in the Colorado District of the federal court system seeking declaratory and injunctive relief," the school district said. The lawsuit does not come in response to a specific incident of a trans athlete competing in the district. Instead, it's a response to the state's sweeping policies conflicting with the school's obligation to abide by federal law, specifically Title IX. "Political culture is far out of balance on gender issues. Our lawsuit seeks a rational correction to excessive accommodations," D49 Superinterdent Peter Hilts told Fox News Digital. "Our state athletic association simultaneously advocates equity and discrimination. We asked them to resolve that discrepancy, and they declined, so we were compelled to pursue a legal ruling." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Students in the state can compete in either gender category if they inform their school in writing that their gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. CHSAA requires schools to do a confidential evaluation, and all forms of documentation are voluntary. There are also no medical or legal requirements stated. Weiser's office responded to that lawsuit in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "The attorney general is committed to defending Colorado's anti-discrimination laws. The attorney general's office has no further comment on this ongoing litigation," the statement said. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Print Close URL
