Tag: Joel Carson
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10th Circuit rebuffs environmental group’s lawsuit over government records
The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected the arguments from a wildlife and habitat conservation group that the U.S. Forest Service failed to conduct a legally-adequate search for records — despite disclosing 140,637 pages of documents related to a controversial roadway project. Rocky Mountain Wild filed an open records request with the Forest Service…
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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 says Fort Collins postal worker may not sue union for false information
Even though a Fort Collins letter carrier was unable to sue the U.S. Postal Service for discrimination in time because of false information union leaders allegedly provided her, the federal appeals court based in Denver agreed Lynda Hickey is now barred from suing the union itself for its misrepresentations. It was unclear why officers of…
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Colorado’s 10th Circuit upholds jury verdict for Xcel Energy in discrimination lawsuit
The federal appeals court based in Denver has upheld a jury’s verdict finding Xcel Energy did not discriminate against a former worker on the basis of her race and sex by failing to promote her. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reviewed a narrow aspect of the case:…