Tag: Allison Eid
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Colorado court mulls reinstating lawsuit against Vail Resorts for early COVID-19 closure
As the federal appeals court based in Denver considers whether to revive a lawsuit against Vail Resorts from passholders seeking refunds for the 2019-2020 ski season, the company’s lawyer defended its actions to halt operations at the dawn of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. “People were gonna die. So we closed,” Michael J. Hofmann told the U.S.…
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Religion, injunctions, affirmative consent: Court conference tackles heavy political subjects
Federal judges and lawyers heard about the cascade of recent developments in legal interpretation during a three-day conference in Colorado Springs, with a heavy focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s sharp turn toward more conservative outcomes on major cultural issues. Attendees at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit’s Bench & Bar Conference…
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10th Circuit splits 2-1 on whether to order review of man’s torture claim
Even though the federal appeals court based in Denver acknowledged an immigration judge in Colorado made a mistake when finding a Mexican citizen could avoid torture simply by moving elsewhere, it declined to overturn a deportation order by a 2-1 decision on Monday. Carlos E. Lockwood Alvarez asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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10th Circuit upholds longer sentence for cognitively-impaired man, says there ‘not a right answer’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even while recognizing the defendant’s only sexual offense happened 25 years ago, that he had served his prison sentence, and that he had the cognitive abilities of a second grader, the federal appeals court based in Denver declined to order a lesser sentence for Kayode…