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10th Circuit hears Denver, officer’s request to overturn $14M jury verdict after 2020 protests
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Members of the Colorado-based federal appeals court considered on Wednesday whether a judge committed errors in the 2022 civil trial where jurors found Denver liable for $14 million for violating the constitutional rights of protesters. In the first lawsuit of many to culminate in a jury trial, 12 plaintiffs largely succeeded in arguing Denver’s own…
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10th Circuit weighs courts’ authority to block Colorado legislative decorum rules
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The Denver-based federal appeals court questioned on Wednesday whether the rules of decorum governing public comments at Colorado legislative committee hearings are beyond the reach of the judiciary, thanks to the concept of legislative immunity. During oral arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, the judges explored the hypothetical restrictions lawmakers…
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
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The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could proceed with her lawsuit against the sheriff and a deputy for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed that several of…
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10th Circuit says no constitutional violation from Denver officers’ warrantless search of storage unit
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Denver police officers did not violate a man’s constitutional rights with their warrantless search of a storage locker he had been using without authorization in his apartment building, the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled last month. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit emphasized its Sept. 20 opinion hinged on specific shortcomings…
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Federal judges’ financial disclosures reveal frequent travelers, income sources, minor errors
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A review of judges’ financial disclosures for the federal trial and appeals courts headquartered in Denver reveals a range of income sources, a handful of judges who are frequent travelers to conferences and seminars, plus one judge’s minor — but repeated — errors in reporting. Pursuant to federal law, judges must file annual financial disclosures plus periodic…
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‘Hostile and discriminatory’: 10th Circuit slams CU for treatment of religious vaccine exemptions
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In a fiery opinion on Tuesday, the federal appeals court based in Denver tore into a pair of COVID-19 vaccination policies the University of Colorado imposed on medical staff in late 2021, concluding they discriminated against certain religions and affected plaintiffs were consequently entitled to exemptions. By 2-1, the all-Republican panel of the U.S. Court…
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10th Circuit judges weigh in on low number of trials, AI during law school appearance
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Three judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court fielded questions from an audience of students on Tuesday about the low number of cases that ever make it to trial and the potential influence of artificial intelligence on the judiciary. Senior Judge David M. Ebel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit said he…
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10th Circuit judges weigh in on low number of trials, AI during law school appearance
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Three judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court fielded questions from an audience of students on Tuesday about the low number of cases that ever make it to trial and the potential influence of artificial intelligence on the judiciary. Senior Judge David M. Ebel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit said he…
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10th Circuit judges weigh in on low number of trials, AI during law school appearance
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Three judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court fielded questions from an audience of students on Tuesday about the low number of cases that ever make it to trial and the potential influence of artificial intelligence on the judiciary. Senior Judge David M. Ebel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit said he…
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10th Circuit, prosecution, defense all agree federal judge wrongly calculated sentence
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After the prosecution and defense were in unusual agreement that a trial judge misapplied the law when determining if a prior conviction amounted to a violent crime, the federal appeals court based in Denver agreed this month that the defendant’s sentence could not stand. Kenneth Devereaux pleaded guilty in 2022 to the federal offense of…
