A former Denver elections worker who says she lost her job after speaking to comedian Jon Stewart about her concerns for the safety of poll workers has settled a lawsuit alleging the city violated her First Amendment rights for $65,000, her lawyer said Friday.

Virginia Chau, a lawyer who worked part-time as a polling center supervisor during elections, spoke in 2022 about threats made against election workers and the lack of training for them during a panel discussion on the short-lived streaming show “The Problem with Jon Stewart” in 2022.

Election offices and workers have been the target of harassment and threats since the 2020 presidential election after President Donald Trump claimed the election was stolen from him because of fraud.

Denver paid Chau $65,000 this week under the sett

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