Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses an as-applied constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses the defendant's constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that federal tax liens validly attached to real property held by a limited liability company. The court found that a defunct construction company retained a beneficial interest in the parcels through a resulting trust, despite the LLC holding legal title.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a district court order remanding a probate dispute to state court. The appellate panel held that it lacked jurisdiction because the remand was based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court judgment that dismissed an unincorporated association as a defendant in a voter intimidation case. The court held that unincorporated associations qualify as persons who can be sued under the Voting Rights Act and Section nineteen eighty-five of the Ku Klux Klan Act.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a medical malpractice case. The appellate court held that the district court properly excluded the plaintiffs' causation expert due to repeated discovery violations.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of attorneys' fees to a former Army soldier seeking a Purple Heart under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The court held the soldier was not a prevailing party because the remand was based on new evidence rather than agency error, and the government's position was substantially justified.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's sentence for a defendant who repeatedly illegally reentered the United States while on supervised release. The court held that the defendant failed to rebut the presumption of reasonableness for sentences within the Sentencing Guidelines range.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of state-law consumer protection claims against natural gas wholesalers. The court held that the Natural Gas Act field-preempts the Kansas Consumer Protection Act claims because they directly target interstate wholesale transactions under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses an as-applied constitutional challenge to the federal statute.