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Mar 4 2026
6th Cir. 22-5697 Published

United States v. Catching

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment, rejecting Demetrius Catching's appeal regarding his sentences for new federal drug distribution and money laundering offenses committed while on supervised release. The court found no error in the imposition of consecutive within-Guidelines sentences totaling 93 months for the new crimes and 55 months for the supervised release violation.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Money Laundering Sentencing Guidelines
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Mar 4 2026
10th Cir. 5:25-CR-00014-SLP-2) Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NIA HALL

The Tenth Circuit enforced a defendant's appeal waiver because her 188-month sentence fell within the agreed-upon advisory guidelines range. The court concluded that opposing the government's motion to enforce the waiver would be frivolous under Anders v. California.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
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Mar 4 2026
10th Cir. 1:21-CV-01269-KAS Panel Decision

Rodney Douglas Eaves v. Jared Polis and Dean Williams; Gypsy Kelso; Anthony Decesaro; Marshall Griffith; Jerry Roark; David Hestand; Steven Salazar; Travis Trani; Jason Smith; C...

The Tenth Circuit held that the Governor of Colorado is not immune from suit regarding alleged violations of a prisoner's religious rights because state law grants him final authority over the Department of Corrections. The court further ruled that the prisoner's transfer to a new facility did not moot his claims for injunctive relief since the alleged unconstitutional conditions persist.

Criminal Mootness Robbery & Extortion
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Mar 4 2026
10th Cir. 1:22-CR-00135-ABJ-1) Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PAUL ALLEN KING

The Tenth Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after a plenary review found the defendant's claims wholly frivolous. The court determined that the defendant's admission of drug use and his request for a specific sentence left no nonfrivolous basis for challenging the supervised release revocation.

Anders Brief Criminal Drug Trafficking Supervised Release
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Mar 3 2026
9th Cir. 3:24-cv-05597-MJP Unpublished

David E. Niles v. United States of America; Nicholas W. Brown

The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a Second Amendment challenge to firearm prohibitions tied to protection orders. The appellate court held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not bar the claim because the plaintiff challenged the statutes themselves rather than seeking to overturn a specific state-court judgment.

Criminal Firearms
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Mar 3 2026
10th Cir. 4:24-CR-00051-SEH-1) Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARCO DIONTE ATKINS

The Tenth Circuit affirmed Marco Atkins' convictions for assault and firearm offenses, ruling that any error in admitting a government agent's testimony about security footage did not affect the outcome of the trial. The court held that the evidence of guilt was so substantial that the jury would have convicted Atkins regardless of the agent's statements.

Criminal Firearms
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Mar 3 2026
10th Cir. 6:24-CV-00146-JAR Panel Decision

AMBER STEPP and JONATHON STEPP v. JASON LOCKHART; SCOTTIE RUSSELL; STEVE WOODS; LESLIE CRANK; RUSTY BLUE; COURTNEY MORELAND; KATHY ANDERSON; BILL BLAIR; TRACY BRYANT individuals...

The Tenth Circuit affirmed that school officials violated the Equal Protection Clause by enforcing a sex-segregation policy in an elementary school and retaliated against parents who complained. However, the court reversed the denial of qualified immunity for the teacher regarding substantive due process claims and dismissed procedural due process claims against supervisors for lack of personal participation.

Criminal Qualified Immunity Sex Offenses
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