Tag: Judge Scott Matheson
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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
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‘Common sense’: 10th Circuit rules Loveland officer will face civil trial for shooting puppy in head
The court ruled for the first time that police cannot shoot pets if there is no imminent danger
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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 upholds dismissal of Aurora councilwoman’s lawsuit
Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky sued Arapahoe County and a former social worker for the false claim of child abuse lodged against her
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado trooper committed constitutional violation in I-70 vehicle search
Appellate courts have found multiple problems with state troopers’ investigations of suspected drug traffickers in Mesa County
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10th Circuit upholds immunity for Lafayette officers who used dog to bite unarmed man
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Lafayette police officers who deployed a dog to bite an unarmed, allegedly unconscious man for 15-20 seconds cannot be held liable for excessive force, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Adrian Martinez was lying in the fetal position in a locked storage closet when police broke the door and immediately told…
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$2.4 million jury verdict against Denver for officer’s shooting of unarmed man, upheld by 10th Circuit
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado has upheld a jury’s verdict that found a Denver officer responsible for excessive force by opening fire on an unarmed man, and the city itself liable for failing to adequately train him. Sgt. Robert Motyka Jr. seriously injured Michael Valdez following a January 2013 vehicle chase in which…