Tag: 10th Circuit
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Federal judge instructs government not to deport Jeanette Vizguerra before court decision
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Friday instructed the government not to remove detained immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra from Colorado or deport her from the United States before a ruling on her petition for release. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang wrote in a March 21…
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10th Circuit rules Denver police acted constitutionally by taking bullet removed from man
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver police did not violate the constitutional prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures by obtaining a bullet, without a warrant, that was removed from a man’s leg and later used as evidence against him, the Colorado-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Law enforcement responded…
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Following 10th Circuit reversal, federal judge agrees man may sue Douglas County child caseworker
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After the Denver-based federal appeals court found she improperly dismissed the lawsuit, a federal judge last week agreed that a father’s claims may proceed against a Douglas County child welfare worker who allegedly violated his constitutional rights while investigating suspected child abuse. Originally, U.S. District…
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10th Circuit says Lakewood sergeant has immunity for fatally shooting man in burning basement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Thursday that a Lakewood police sergeant did not violate a man’s constitutional rights by shooting and killing him while trying to evacuate him from a burning basement. Jason Waterhouse was behaving erratically when he barricaded himself in the…
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could proceed with her lawsuit against the sheriff and a deputy for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court…
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Man in the middle: DPS lawsuit against Trump policy assigned to judge with higher aspirations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After Denver Public Schools sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to overturn a new policy giving immigration authorities greater latitude to operate in schools, the case was assigned to the lone, first-term appointee of President Donald Trump on Colorado’s federal trial court. U.S. District…
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10th Circuit ponders immunity for Loveland officer who shot puppy in head
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court heard arguments on Wednesday about whether a Loveland police officer violated a couple’s constitutional rights by shooting their puppy in the head and torso. In November 2023, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Raymond P. Moore declined to grant…
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10th Circuit declines to upend women’s volleyball tournament in lawsuit over trans player
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to order a Colorado Springs-based athletic organization to bar a transgender woman from participating on her college’s volleyball team and alter the record of wins and losses among schools immediately before a tournament is set…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his…
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Federal judge moderated DEI panel days before hearing arguments in Colorado DEI case
A judge on the federal appeals court based in Denver oversaw a panel discussion last year about the future of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace while he had a case pending before him on the same subject. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit dismissed the employment discrimination…