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Federal Courts Child Porn Defendant Loses on 'Viewed' but not 'Received' Claim

Child Porn Defendant Loses on 'Viewed' but not 'Received' Claim

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

Kenneth Dean Sturm may have asserted the creepiest defense yet to a child pornography possession charge. Sturm was indicted for knowing possession of three...

Federal Courts It's Called 'Binding Arbitration' for a Reason

It's Called 'Binding Arbitration' for a Reason

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

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the San Juan Coal Company in Farmington, N.M. is bound by the terms of an arbitration ruling with the...

Federal Courts Quiet Riot: Landowner Loses Claim Due to Statute of Limitations

Quiet Riot: Landowner Loses Claim Due to Statute of Limitations

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

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reminds us today that the Quiet Title Act statute of limitations favors the government. Before you file a Quiet Title claim,...

Federal Courts Tenth Circuit Judge David Ebel Named OCU Jurist-in-Residence

Tenth Circuit Judge David Ebel Named OCU Jurist-in-Residence

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

Oklahoma City University has named Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge David Ebel as the 2012 McAfee & Taft Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence. So...

Federal Courts 14-Day Resentencing Period is a Hard Deadline

14-Day Resentencing Period is a Hard Deadline

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

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals interprets the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure strictly. For example, Rule 35 allows a court to “correct a sentence...

Federal Courts Tenth Circuit Won't Honor Federal Mugshot FOIA Requests

Tenth Circuit Won't Honor Federal Mugshot FOIA Requests

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

If you're going to get arrested, try to make sure it happens in one of the six states within the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals' jurisdiction. Not that it's...

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