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10th Circuit finds no discrimination after prosecutor dismissed all Hispanic jurors in trial
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The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded on Monday that a prosecutor who dismissed all the Hispanic members of a jury pool did not violate the longstanding prohibition against intentional racial discrimination in jury selection. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit declined to grant a new trial for Jack…
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Inmate’s challenge to mail, privileges policies at ‘supermax’ prison rejected by federal court
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected an inmate’s challenges to a pair of mail policies at the “supermax” prison in Colorado, noting the legitimate safety concerns underlying the restrictions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit also appeared to suggest inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence…
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Religion, injunctions, affirmative consent: Court conference tackles heavy political subjects
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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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Judge finds Parker man cannot sue Aurora, officer for wrongful arrest
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A Parker man may not proceed to sue the city of Aurora and one of its officers for being wrongfully arrested for a theft he did not commit, a federal judge has decided. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico, while simultaneously finding Darren Rucker had not presented a viable claim against Aurora for the…
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10th Circuit tosses inmate’s lawsuit over COVID-19 prison protocols
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A Colorado inmate has not plausibly claimed that prison officials’ allegedly-deficient COVID-19-prevention measures amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, the federal appeals court based in Denver has decided. Delano Marco Medina, who is incarcerated at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City, first filed a petition in federal court in June 2020, claiming the Colorado…
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10th Circuit reinstates claim against Mesa County deputy over inmate’s jail death
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A Mesa County sheriff’s deputy who noticed a seizure-prone detainee might not be breathing and let 10 minutes elapse before summoning medical help may be held liable for the man’s death, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled. At the same time, the three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Federal judge considers whether wrongful arrest in Aurora rises to constitutional violation
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Lawyers for the City of Aurora and one of its police officers on Wednesday told a federal judge that a subpar investigation may have wrongfully sent a man to jail, but there was no clear constitutional violation and no evidence of racial bias. The civil lawsuit from Darren Rucker, of Parker, features more than one…
