Tag:10th Circuit Court of Appeals

District Court Hears Suit Arguing that Colorado Campaign Contribution Limits are Unconstitutional

Three plaintiffs, represented by the Institute for Free Speech and Advance Colorado, are arguing to the district court that the current campaign contribution limits for gubernatorial candidates and General Assembly candidates are 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: 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.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Finds ALJ Correctly Awarded BLBA Benefits

The 10th Circuit denied a petition for review from Sunnyside Coal Company that contested the benefits awarded to a coal miner under the Black Lung Benefits Act.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Vacates Marijuana Business Breach of Contract Judgment Enforcement Order

The 10th Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in the case, but vacated the enforcement order due to public policy concerns.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Reverses Unauthorized Work Activity Conviction for David Lesh

The 10th Circuit found that the statute for unauthorized work activity was impermissibly vague as applied to social media users posting images on the internet.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Rules Sedgwick County Liable for Former Sheriff Hanna’s Assault of an Inmate

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals found that Thomas Hanna was acting within his policymaking duties when he committed the assault.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Finds Sentencing Errors in Judgment Against Sunset Mesa Funeral Home Operators

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals found the district court erred in its sentencing of Sunset Mesa Funeral Home operators Megan Hess and Shirley Koch.