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10th Circuit: Thanks, but no thanks on Justice Thomas’ pot statement
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The federal appeals court based in Denver declined to apply a 2021 statement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in deciding last week whether to block federal authorities from investigating a marijuana dispensary’s compliance with the tax code. Previously, Thomas cast doubt on Congress’s ability to regulate cannabis within states by pointing to the…
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10th Circuit rebuffs government for using non-existent rule to deport woman
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rebuked the government for relying on a non-existent rule to proceed with its deportation of a woman from Colorado and for disregarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent interpretation of immigration law. Authorities deported Mayra Veronica Estrada-Cardona in 2020 from Colorado after she spent more than 17 years…
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SCOTUS decision prompts 10th Circuit to toss prisoner’s lawsuit over alleged assault by guard
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Following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision closing the door on lawsuits for various violations of constitutional rights, the federal appeals court based in Denver has agreed an inmate may not sue a federal prison guard for allegedly assaulting him in his cell. Anderson Coutinho Silva, who is incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary — Administrative Maximum Facility…
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10th Circuit says Clear Creek deputy who slammed detainee’s head is entitled to immunity
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has agreed an ex-Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy did not violate a detainee’s constitutional rights by slamming his head into a metal doorframe, leading to an apparent seizure and profuse bleeding. Deputy Michael Hansen was in the process of fingerprinting Eric Magne during the early morning hours of…
