Tenth Circuit Explains That 'Pickering' Balancing Is Rarely Appropriate in Ruling on Motions to Dismiss
In Brown v. City of Tulsa, involving a former police officer’s First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 ...
10th Circuit says Lakewood sergeant has immunity for fatally shooting man in burning basement
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Thursday that a Lakewood police sergeant did not violate a man's ...
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee's lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could ...
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10th Circuit doubles down on denial of gun to woman who wrote a bad check 17 years ago
More than a decade after she was convicted of check fraud, Melynda Vincent obtained an advanced degree and now works as a ...
Social worker with decades-old bank fraud felony can’t own a gun, court rules
Melynda Vincent cannot legally obtain a gun due to her 2008 felony conviction for writing a fraudulent check, ruled the Tenth ...
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Transgender inmate’s lawsuit against El Paso County Sheriff’s Office revived by federal appeals panel
The ruling reversed a district court decision dismissing claims made by a transgender woman for over her treatment during pre ...
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Tenth Circuit Case Challenging President’s Procurement Act Authority
The Biden-era effort to raise the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors will not, for now, get a final say by the Supreme Court of ...
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Private Prison Company Seeks New Hearing on Wages for Immigrants in Detention
The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in ...