Tag: Judge Gregory Phillips
-
10th Circuit upholds violations, sanctions against Colorado Springs mental health hospital
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed earlier this month that the government properly cited and penalized a Colorado Springs psychiatric hospital for failing to protect its staff from known risks posed by patients. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected Cedar Springs Hospital in 2019. OSHA then issued a citation alleging that Cedar Springs violated…
-
Federal, state judges give the do’s and don’ts of criminal appeals | APPELLATE UPDATE
‘One statistic that I think would astonish you is how many times we watch those videos,’ said Judge Gregory Phillips, referring to body-worn camera footage
-
10th Circuit refuses to halt temporary order blocking ‘alien enemies’ removals from Colorado
The circuit found the government had not shown ‘irreparable harm’ from the 14-day temporary restraining order
-
10th Circuit says parents failed to show school policies on gender identity violated their rights
Judge Carolyn McHugh believed policies allowing employees to help students conceal their gender identity from their parents do have constitutional implications
-
10th Circuit says Lakewood sergeant has immunity for fatally shooting man in burning basement
—
by
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…
-
10th Circuit upholds validity of federal sentencing recommendations
—
by
When Congress created the U.S. Sentencing Commission in 1984, it intended to reduce disparities in criminal sentencing at the federal level by developing a set of guidelines, which trial judges now reference during sentencing. However, the guidelines are also accompanied by commentary — notes that clarify and expand upon the meaning of the guidelines. In recent…