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Divided 10th Circuit upholds own ruling rejecting immunity for church in employment lawsuit
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In an unusual 6-4 decision, the federal appeals court based in Denver has refused to reconsider its ruling from earlier this year that found an Arvada church may be held legally liable for allegedly retaliating against one of its former employees. Originally decided in June by a three-judge panel, Faith Bible Chapel International and its religious…
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10th Circuit weighs whether CU medical school’s vaccine mandate burdens free exercise of religion
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Although a trial judge believed the University of Colorado was not obligated to accommodate more than a dozen medical students and staff whose religious beliefs opposed vaccination for COVID-19, the federal appeals court based in Denver appeared less supportive of the school on Wednesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Animal rights group continues legal quest in Colorado to ID elephant importer
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An animal advocacy organization that has been trying for four years to obtain the identities of those who import African elephant parts and trophies failed on Wednesday to convince the lone holdout company to drop its insistence on anonymity. Friends of Animals, which is based in Connecticut and has its western law office in Centennial,…
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10th Circuit agrees Arapahoe deputy failed to show discrimination due to race, sex, origin
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According to Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeanette Rodriguez, her employer harassed and discriminated against her because of her race, sex and national origin by repeatedly sending her to remedial trainings at a rate far exceeding that of any other deputy. The sheriff’s office admitted it had treated Rodriguez differently by ordering her into further training,…
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10th Circuit strikes down portion of Colorado child welfare law, potentially imperiling other states
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Despite the warnings from officials that striking down a portion of Colorado’s child welfare law would imperil federal funding and trigger a domino effect across nearly all states, the federal appeals court based in Denver has deemed unconstitutional Colorado’s prohibition on disclosing certain information about child abuse investigations. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court…
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10th Circuit rules against Arvada religious school in employment discrimination appeal
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected an Arvada church’s argument that religious institutions are entitled to immunity from being sued for certain instances of employment-related retaliation. In a first-of-its-kind ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, a panel of judges decided, 2-1, that it had no ability to…
