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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Tenth Circuit Hears Challenge to Lower Court’s Ruling on High-Powered Magnets
Continuing the Zen Magnets saga, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) faces a challenge to a rule banning products containing ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
Social worker with decades-old bank fraud felony can’t own a gun, court rules
A social worker who is a single mom cannot legally obtain a gun due to her 2008 felony conviction for writing a fraudulent ...