Courts

The appeals court found that for a pre-CCIOA common-interest community to exist, several factors had to be satisfied.

The issue at the center of the arguments was a National Environmental Protection Act Review that was invalidated by the D.C. Circuit.

In a unanimous decision on Dec. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court held that revoking an approved visa petition based on a sham-marriage determination by the Secretary of Homeland Security is the kind of discretionary decision that strips federal courts of jurisdiction to review certain actions.

Justices Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas all wrote statements concerning the high court’s denial of writs in the three cases.

The state Supreme Court also found that a license plate registered to a different vehicle provides reasonable suspicion of motor vehicle theft and it ruled a public entity may not deny a CORA request because the requestor is in litigation with it.

The 10th Circuit found an insurance policy Blue Cross and Blue Shield purchased appeared to cover and exclude the same claims.

Attorneys from the U.S., ACLU and Tennessee argued over whether laws passed in Tennessee and Kentucky banning gender-affirming care for minors were subject to heightened scrutiny under the equal protection clause.

Colorado’s presiding disciplinary judge suspended the attorney after she was sentenced on contempt findings in the dissolution case.

The appeals court found that the Colorado Licensed Professional Performance Evaluation Act protected the school records from disclosure.

Colorado’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge censured an attorney after a confidential report he prepared was released to the media.