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‘Beware!’ 10th Circuit judge calls for full-court review of precedent on police searches without arrest
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The Colorado-based federal appeals court green-lit an unreasonable search claim against a Denver police officer on Tuesday, while one judge called for full-court reconsideration of a 44-year-old precedent limiting law enforcement’s ability to search suspects even when probable cause exists to arrest them. William Montgomery’s lawsuit against Officer Armando Cruz featured several unusual developments, but…
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10th Circuit grants immunity to Grand Junction, Mesa County officers who fatally shot man 16 times
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The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week that Grand Junction and Mesa County law enforcement officers could not be held liable for shooting and killing an allegedly mentally ill man in his driveway. The widow of Steve Alire sued multiple officers, plus the city and county themselves, for excessive force. The defendants…
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Divided 10th Circuit orders further evaluation of legality for $6.4 million judgment in cannabis case
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The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Monday that a Maryland man may be required to pay $6.4 million after all for breaching a contract with his intended partner in a cannabis company, so long as it does not require the manufacture or sale of marijuana. By 2-1, a three-judge panel of the…
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10th Circuit upholds Denver man’s convictions despite constitutional challenge
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Even though the search warrant for 836 N. Linley Court did not mention a detached garage and the prosecution conceded the garage was not included in the search warrant, the federal appeals court based in Colorado nonetheless agreed last month that Denver police lawfully entered the building and detained the man sleeping inside. The Fourth…
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10th Circuit upholds Denver man’s convictions despite constitutional challenge
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Even though the search warrant for 836 N. Linley Court did not mention a detached garage and the prosecution conceded the garage was not included in the search warrant, the federal appeals court based in Colorado nonetheless agreed last month that Denver police lawfully entered the building and detained the man sleeping inside. The Fourth…
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Another federal judge calls on Congress to roll back SCOTUS limitation on suing federal officials
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Two federal judges in Colorado have now taken the rare step of calling for Congress to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s broad limitations on suing federal officials for money when they violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, in dismissing the claims of an incarcerated man who alleged federal prison…
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Another federal judge calls on Congress to roll back SCOTUS limitation on suing federal officials
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Two federal judges in Colorado have now taken the rare step of calling for Congress to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s broad limitations on suing federal officials for money when they violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, in dismissing the claims of an incarcerated man who alleged federal prison…
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Another federal judge calls on Congress to roll back SCOTUS limitation on suing federal officials
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Two federal judges in Colorado have now taken the rare step of calling for Congress to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s broad limitations on suing federal officials for money when they violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, in dismissing the claims of an incarcerated man who alleged federal prison…
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10th Circuit underscores limited path federal prisoners face in suing government
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The federal appeals court based in Denver underscored last month that incarcerated plaintiffs have essentially no path to suing federal officials for money for violating their constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit explained that the U.S. Supreme Court’s precedent, as well as its own, meant prisoners…
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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…
