A family in Elbert County has filed a federal lawsuit against the small Colorado town of Elizabeth over its curfew law.

"You hear people say all the time it's not about the money ... It's about the money to me," said Mike Saunders, who said he spent $30,000 fighting the town's curfew law, which was later found to be unconstitutional.

"I spent a lot of money fighting this so I want that back," said Saunders.

The lawsuit -- filed late last week in federal court in Denver -- stems from a traffic stop made by Elizabeth police in 2021. Four teenagers -- including Saunders son, Joe, who was 17 at the time -- had been bowling and were driving back to their homes in Elbert County when Elizabeth police pulled their car over on a July night for having a broken headlight. Police also said they not

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