Tag:Colorado

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Officers Who Sent Police Canine Into Home

The 10th Circuit also ruled on a case involving corner crossing on public land and affirmed the right under the Unlawful Inclosures Act.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules Felonious Killing Exception Does Apply to Corporations

The appeals court concluded that the Wrongful Death Act’s felonious killing exception applies to both corporations and individuals.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Reverses Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Card Fraud Case

The 10th Circuit held found that the district court erred when it denied a motion to compel arbitration on estoppel grounds.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Holds Independent Contractors Working With Each Other not Subject to Workers’ Compensation Act Limits

The appeals court concluded that when two independent contractors are working with each other and not for one another, the damage limits imposed by Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act don’t apply.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Holds that Franks Can Extend to Off-Duty Police Officers

The 10th Circuit held that the precedent set in the Fourth Amendment case Franks v. Delaware can apply to off-duty police officers.

US Supreme Court Grants Writ for Case Involving Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law

The nation’s high court has agreed to hear a case challenging Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law on First Amendment grounds.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Declines to Extend Unconditional Cross-Examination Right When Witness is No Longer on Probation

The appeals court held that a defendant didn’t have an unconditional right to cross-examine a witness when that witness was no longer on probation at the time of trial.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Officer Involved in Lakewood Shooting

The 10th Circuit concluded that under the circumstances in the case, which involved smoke and a fire, the officer’s lethal force was justified.