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10th Circuit judge creates vacancy, district court gets new chief judge | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A longtime member of the Denver-based federal appeals court will give the president a vacancy to fill, plus Colorado’s federal trial court will see a change in its leadership this week. Colorado Supreme Court update • At some point today, the…
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Daniel Domenico to take over as Colorado’s chief federal judge
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Daniel D. Domenico will become the new chief judge of Colorado’s federal trial court next week, a role that encompasses the administration of the court as well as a judicial caseload. Under federal law, the chief judge of a U.S. District Court generally serves for a seven-year term. The person next in line is the…
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10th Circuit oral arguments to feature trial judges for first time in 12 years
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When the Denver-based federal appeals court convenes next week to hear oral arguments, six new faces will be staring down from the bench. No, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has not added six new members. It still consists of 12 presidentially nominated, U.S. Senate-confirmed judges and a handful of semi-retired senior…
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Judges speak about public trust and criticism, ICE’s warrantless arrests under scrutiny | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A handful of federal and state judges spoke last week about trust and communications challenges with the public, plus a federal judge seemed to believe immigration authorities are making warrantless arrests in violation of the law. ‘Put our heads down’…
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‘I do not think we’re in a judicial crisis’: Federal, state judges speak of challenges for judiciary
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Members of Colorado’s federal and state judiciaries spoke on Wednesday about the concerns they see with how the public engages with judges’ work, and about judges’ limited ability to correct misinformation. “Someone goes out there on social media and says, ‘Judge Chung is a terrible person. He got it wrong and I think he needs…
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10th Circuit rejects assortment of legal theories challenging workplace vaccine mandates
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The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected an array of legal theories on Tuesday that challenged employers’ ability to impose COVID-19 vaccination requirements under the U.S. Constitution, laws governing emergency drug authorizations and the rules for human experimentation. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit followed in the footsteps of…
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10th Circuit judges hear about security, public engagement at conference
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Federal trial and appellate judges from Colorado and neighboring states heard about physical security, ways to engage with the public and other topics at a recent conference sponsored by the Denver-based appeals court. In even-numbered years, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit — which has jurisdiction over federal appeals from Colorado, Oklahoma,…
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10th Circuit reinstates constitutional challenge to Colorado ‘doxing’ law
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The Denver-based federal appeals court reinstated a man’s constitutional challenge on Wednesday to a law prohibiting the online dissemination of certain personal identifying information, including the details of police officers, if doing so poses an imminent safety threat. Andrew Thomas Scott is a process server who attempted to deliver a subpoena at the home of…
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Despite prevailing at SCOTUS, 10th Circuit again rejects man’s age discrimination lawsuit
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Six months after the nation’s highest court ruled that a man could theoretically reopen his age discrimination case to contest an arbitrator’s unfair decision, the Denver-based federal appeals court determined he could not actually do so under the procedural rules. As a result, plaintiff Gary Waetzig cannot challenge his arbitrator’s violation of her arbitration agreement…
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10th Circuit dismisses trip-and-fall lawsuit against DIA
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The Colorado-based federal appeals court dismissed a woman’s lawsuit against Denver last month, which attempted to hold the city liable for her trip-and-fall on a floor mat in the security screening area of Denver International Airport. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed Ana Guardado of Los Angeles…
