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Federal Courts Failure to Stop in Utah a "Crime of Violence", Plus a Civil Rights Excessive Force Case

Failure to Stop in Utah a "Crime of Violence", Plus a Civil Rights Excessive Force Case

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In US v. Wise, No. 08-4033, the court of appeals affirmed defendant's firearm possession sentence, on the grounds that: 1) defendant's prior conviction under...

Federal Courts Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, and Environmental Cases

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, and Environmental Cases

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Tenth Circuit decided matters concerning civil procedure, environmental law, and criminal procedure. Morris v. US Nuclear Reg. Comm'n., No. 07-9505,...

Federal Courts Appeal in Osage Nation v. Irby Finds Tribe's Reservation Disestablished

Appeal in Osage Nation v. Irby Finds Tribe's Reservation Disestablished

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Osage Nation v. Irby, No. 09-5050, concerned an action by the Osage Nation seeking a declaratory judgment that the Nation's reservation, which comprised all of...

Federal Courts Medical Malpractice and Lack of Informed Consent Appeal

Medical Malpractice and Lack of Informed Consent Appeal

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Willis v. Bender, No. 07-8057, involved an action against a surgeon for lack of informed consent and medical malpractice. As the court of appeals wrote: ...

Federal Courts Appeals Involving Criminal Sentencing and the Railway Labor Act Decided

Appeals Involving Criminal Sentencing and the Railway Labor Act Decided

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Tenth Circuit decided one criminal sentencing matter and one concerning the Railway Labor Act. In US v. Gonzalez, No.

Federal Courts Criminal and Education Law Matters

Criminal and Education Law Matters

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Tenth Circuit decided three criminal cases and one involving the allegedly unlawful denial of special education services. D.L. v. Unified Sch. Dist....

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