Tag: 10th Circuit
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Colorado voter intimidation lawsuit revived due to judge’s error, court rules
The Denver-based federal appeals court on Monday reversed a trial judge’s finding that the leaders of an “election integrity” effort had not illegally intimidated Colorado voters through an organized door-to-door canvassing project to search for election fraud in the wake of the 2020 presidential race. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado satisfied jury award after intercepting money for restitution
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed last week that Colorado satisfied its obligations by not paying a man directly for violating his rights, but rather crediting the jury’s multimillion-dollar award toward the crime victim restitution he still owed in his criminal case. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit…
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10th Circuit rebuffs government, rules against shift to mandatory immigration detention
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday against the government’s broad assertion of authority to keep people in immigration custody without the opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for release on bond. Although the regional appeals courts have reached different conclusions on the subject, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided the…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper to vote against Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee from Colorado
Colorado’s two Democratic senators will not vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court. Trump has selected U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico, who he appointed as a federal trial judge in 2019, to fill a vacancy arising out of Colorado on the powerful U.S.…
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10th Circuit grants Boulder-Weld district’s fire chief immunity for firing union leader
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the chief of a fire protection district spanning Boulder and Weld counties could not be held liable for terminating a union leader through the process outlined in the collective bargaining agreement. A trial judge concluded Chief David Beebe of the Niwot-based Mountain View Fire Protection District…
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10th Circuit again dismisses ex-prison employee’s challenge to workplace DEI training
The Denver-based federal appeals court dismissed a second lawsuit on Monday brought by a former Colorado Department of Corrections employee who was offended by an equity training module and had alleged it created a hostile work environment. In 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang dismissed Joshua F. Young’s first lawsuit on the grounds that he…
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SCOTUS arguments, varied workload: 6 Colorado solicitors general talk about job
Six current and former solicitors general of Colorado, including two who have since become members of the bench, spoke to attorneys on Wednesday about how the role has changed over time, what the workload entails, and their experiences arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court. “It is an incredible amount of time that you put in…
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Aurora not liable for suspended officer’s attack on woman, federal court rules
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the city of Aurora cannot be held liable for an officer’s attack on a woman while he was serving a suspension for shooting a different person. Wyoma Martinez filed suit against Officer Douglas Harroun and the city after Harroun used force against Martinez at her apartment…
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Lawsuit from men wrongly arrested for Denver shooting dismissed by federal appeals court
The Colorado-based federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit last week from two men who were arrested as suspects in a downtown Denver shooting when they instead appeared to be the targets. Trevor Puller and Deandre Hutchinson alleged that they were driving in Lower Downtown at around 2 a.m. in April 2021 when an unidentified man…
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Colorado’s chief federal judge breaks with colleagues on issue of mandatory immigration detention
Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico broke with his peers on Colorado’s U.S. District Court last week in siding with the government’s argument about the broad scope of its immigration detention authority. In an April 15 order finding that a man was properly in custody without a bond hearing, Domenico acknowledged his view is the outlier…