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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 declines to consider prison food-tampering claim
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has declined to consider an incarcerated man’s allegations that a prison official tampered with his food by placing “light brown matter,” “red matter” and saliva on his meals, causing illness. On Aug. 16, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit issued an…
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10th Circuit throws out challenge to military’s now-rescinded COVID vaccine mandate
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The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an attempt by two ex-military personnel to halt the U.S. Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, recognizing on Thursday that the government had already rescinded the mandate and there was nothing for the court to block. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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10th Circuit says no refunds for Vail Resorts customers after curtailed 2020 ski season
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Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Vail Resorts to halt operations for the 2019-2020 season, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled passholders cannot sue the ski conglomerate for refunds. Vail customers from Colorado and other states pursued a class action lawsuit against the company on the theory that the Epic Passes…
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‘Walking a little bit taller’: Veronica Rossman, a historic appointee, ceremonially sworn in to 10th Circuit
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When Veronica S. Rossman’s daughter, Sofia, was in second grade, she approached her mother one night while Rossman was working at home. Sofia wanted to know what she was doing. “I’m writing a 10th Circuit brief,” said Rossman, at the time a public defender who handled cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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By 2-1, 10th Circuit finds government wrongly denied asylum application of man threatened by cartel
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Immigration authorities wrongly denied the asylum application of a man who assisted law enforcement in the United States only to be threatened by cartel members upon his deportation to Mexico, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Monday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided, 2-1,…
