judge stephanie seymour
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‘Perseverance and quiet courage’: 10th Circuit honors Stephanie Seymour as longest-serving judge
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The Denver-based federal appeals court honored its longest-serving member on Tuesday by unveiling a portrait of Senior Judge Stephanie K. Seymour that will hang in the courthouse. “It has been an honor of a lifetime to have gotten this job and I have to thank Jimmy Carter,” said Seymour, “who set up a merit nominating…
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10th Circuit agrees Aurora officer unconstitutionally detained man
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last week that an Aurora officer unreasonably detained a Black man who looked nothing like what a 911 caller reported, resulting in a constitutional violation that required evidence of a firearm offense to be thrown out. Officer William Idler approached Lyndell Daniels in the parking lot of…
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado trooper committed constitutional violation in I-70 vehicle search
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that a state trooper lacked reasonable suspicion to investigate a motorist for drug trafficking – based on little more than the driver’s messy vehicle, plans to visit a religious center and being “overly cooperative.” Although Trooper Shane Gosnell ended up being correct that Luis Alfonso Leon…
