Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Former Athletic Director’s Religious Discrimination Claim
The 10th Circuit found that the former athletic director and assistant principal provided a plausible link between his termination and a discriminatory motive.
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Miranda Ruling from Appeals Court
The state Supreme Court found that a woman who was being questioned about murder and had bags placed on her hands was in custody under Miranda.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules Nonsolicitation Agreement Enforceable During Employment
The appeals court found that a former employee’s nonsolicitation agreement with Franklin D. Azar & Associates was enforceable while employed at the firm.
Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Finds Mesa County Officers Violated Fourth Amendment Rights in Execution...
The 10th Circuit found that the plaintiff had satisfied the necessary prongs to overcome the officers' qualified immunity claim.
Court Opinion: PDJ Disbars Attorney After Finding She Continued an Immigration Practice While Under...
Colorado’s PDJ disbarred an attorney after disciplinary authorities discovered multiple times she practiced law while she was suspended for six months in 2023.
Court Opinion: Appeals Court Finds Officer’s Reentry onto Property Without Warrant Unconstitutional
The appeals court found that a responding officer’s reentry onto the property without a warrant after a “knock and talk” was unconstitutional.
Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Vacates Qualified Immunity in a Malicious Prosecution Case
The 10th Circuit reversed the district court’s finding of qualified immunity for a malicious prosecution claim and remanded it to the district court to consider the other remaining elements in the case.
Court Opinions: PDJ Disbars Attorney for Multiple Stock Violations
Colorado’s PDJ disbarred an attorney for conduct that violated multiple rules during his time as a founder, general counsel and corporate secretary of a software startup.
Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules on an Aspect of Borrowing Plausibility
The appeals court found that in the case of Houser v. CenturyLink, Houser may borrow plausibility by incorporating allegations from confidential witnesses cited in another complaint.
Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Holds Confrontation Clause Error was Harmless in Alexander Pogosyan Appeal
The 10th Circuit agreed with the district court that the Colorado Court of Appeals erred with regard to the confrontation clause in the Alexander Pogosyan case, but agreed with the district court that the error was harmless.