The way many legal scholars see it, a Colorado case should provide the major civil-rights test for the U.S. Supreme Court's fall term, which begins today. At issue is the prolonged struggle between tiny Colorado Springs-based Adarand Constructors Inc. and the U.S. government. The passenger bus pulled into the parking lot of the Kmart at Federal Boulevard and West 50th Avenue at 9 a.m., right on time.
Buses leave from that parking lot every hour, on the hour, all week long, until midnight.
Ten years to the day into the era of limited-stakes gambling in Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek, buses provide the midweek bread and butter of Black Hawk's enormously profitable casinos. Share your discovery here. The Denver Post or other copyright holders. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed for any commercial purpose.