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10th Circuit denies full-court review of trans detainee’s appeal; some GOP appointees dissent
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The members of the Denver-based federal appeals court rejected El Paso County’s request on Tuesday for full-court review of a recent decision reinstating the constitutional rights lawsuit of a transgender detainee. In February, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit concluded Darlene Griffith had credibly alleged then-Sheriff Bill Elder’s housing and…
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‘Not there to trip you up’: 10th Circuit judges encourage, warn lawyers about appeal strategy
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Three members of the federal appeals court based in Denver provided a rare glimpse on Thursday into their work of deciding cases, sharing both words of encouragement and warning about how to best present an argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. “Think about oral argument as a conversation,” said Judge…
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More than opinions: Some appellate judges wax philosophical in journal articles
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The life of an appellate judge revolves around reading and writing, but some members of Colorado’s state and federal courts have published their musings off the bench in recent years, expanding upon the issues and initiatives they confront in their day jobs. Colorado Politics located five journal articles published in 2022 and 2023 whose authors…
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10th Circuit judges urge full-court consideration of immigration issue, while siding with man’s torture claims
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The Denver-based federal appeals court has agreed a Colorado immigration judge was wrong when he concluded Costa Rican police officers who abducted and raped a man, while wearing their uniforms and using their police car, were not actually acting in their government roles. Consequently, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
