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10th Circuit agrees ex-DPS employee failed to prove retaliatory firing
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed last month that a former Denver Public Schools employee failed to show how her termination was connected to her act of speaking out against racial discrimination. Barbara Lindsay worked at Emily Griffith Technical College and participated in the 2019 hiring process for a new school director. She…
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10th Circuit tosses ‘frivolous’ claims against Dominion Voting brought by Michigan residents
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Wednesday that a handful of Michigan residents lacked standing to sue Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. solely because they each received a letter asking them to stop making defamatory statements about the election technology supplier. Dominion, which is headquartered in Colorado, became the subject of election-rigging conspiracies…
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10th Circuit wipes away $1.5 million in sanctions judge imposed without good reason
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has overturned a judge’s seven-figure sanction on a pair of law firms for proceeding with what she termed a “fatally flawed” case, even though the judge communicated there were legitimate issues worth deciding before she suddenly changed her position. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello sided…
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10th Circuit declines to allow Colorado’s new gun law to take effect during appeal
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The federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to suspend a trial judge’s order preventing Colorado from enforcing a new law that increased the firearm purchase age from 18 to 21. Previously, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer granted a preliminary injunction to two Colorado residents who challenged the constitutionality of…
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10th Circuit overturns sentence for gang shooting because judge incorrectly applied law
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The federal appeals court based in Denver overturned a defendant’s seven-year sentence related to a gang shooting because the trial judge did not understand Colorado law when he explained why self-defense did not apply. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico sentenced Lougary Eddington to 84 months in prison for being a felon in possession…