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Senate Unanimously Confirms Gregory Alan Phillips to 10th Circuit
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
Last week, the Senate confirmed Wyoming Attorney General Gregory Alan Phillips for a seat on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Phillips, or as we like...
Denied Dental Braces? Could be 8th Am Violation, 10th Cir Says
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Most people hate going to the dentist -- not Arthur Conley. Mr. Conley filed a §1983 claim against many defendants for alleged constitutional violations...
10th Circuit Upholds Hate Crime Conviction
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit has upheld a hate crime conviction of a Fruitland man, William Hatch, 31. Hatch and two other co-defendants were the first people in this...
10th Circuit Finds Insurance Co. Has Duty to Defend
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit held that Universal Underwriters Insurance Company (parent company, Zurich), the insurer of a car dealership, had a duty to defend he...
Hobby Lobby Has Right to Refuse Contraception Mandate
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit en banc has concluded, in its opinion in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, that a for-profit corporation has Article III standing, and...
10th Cir. Finds No Entrapment Or 'Outrageous Government Conduct'
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
Despite obvious government participation and what might be construed as extensive involvement, the Tenth Circuit ultimately did not see any applicable...