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Federal Courts Forest Service Amenity Fee Consistent with REA

Forest Service Amenity Fee Consistent with REA

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch ever decides to leave the bench, he may have a future in travel writing. In a case challenging the...

Federal Courts Bidder Number 70, Tim DeChristopher, Appeals Verdict

Bidder Number 70, Tim DeChristopher, Appeals Verdict

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A Utah environmental activist who was sentenced to two years in prison last week will appeal his sentence to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Tim...

Federal Courts Released Prisoner's Jail Sentence Appeal Moot

Released Prisoner's Jail Sentence Appeal Moot

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Be careful what you petition for. David Rhodes was convicted on drug-related charges in 1993, and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment and ten years'...

Federal Courts Crumbling Prison Doesn't Qualify as Eighth Amendment Violation

Crumbling Prison Doesn't Qualify as Eighth Amendment Violation

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Is the sky falling or is that a piece of concrete from a crumbling prison ceiling? The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a prisoner proceeding pro...

Federal Courts Court Finds Insubordination, Dismisses FMLA Retaliation Claim

Court Finds Insubordination, Dismisses FMLA Retaliation Claim

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Timing isn't everything. For example, a plaintiff is not guaranteed to prevail in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) lawsuit simply because his FMLA leave...

Federal Courts Does the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Bar Your Foreclosure Appeal?

Does the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Bar Your Foreclosure Appeal?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The old saying, “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again,” does not ring true in the law. While the appellate process provides a certain number of second...

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