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Federal Courts Hobby Lobby Has Right to Refuse Contraception Mandate

Hobby Lobby Has Right to Refuse Contraception Mandate

By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts 10th Cir. Finds No Entrapment Or 'Outrageous Government Conduct'

10th Cir. Finds No Entrapment Or 'Outrageous Government Conduct'

By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Despite obvious government participation and what might be construed as extensive involvement, the Tenth Circuit ultimately did not see any applicable...

Federal Courts Murder and Child Abuse Sufficient for Reasonable Search, 10th Cir. Says

Murder and Child Abuse Sufficient for Reasonable Search, 10th Cir. Says

By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last week, the Tenth Circuit found no errors in the district court's decision to deny all of Rebecca's Christie's Fourth Amendment challenge to the search of...

Federal Courts 'Rain God' Can Be Contested: 10th Cir. Corrects

'Rain God' Can Be Contested: 10th Cir. Corrects

By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Tenth Circuit revived an older lawsuit, allowing an Oklahoma man to be able to sue the state over their Indian "rain god" license place, which the court...

Federal Courts Rape and Suicide Not Enough for 1983 Action Says 10th Cir.

Rape and Suicide Not Enough for 1983 Action Says 10th Cir.

By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Despite the horrible events that happened to Plaintiff Misti Lee Schneider, the proof still was not enough to sustain a § 1983 action. The Tenth Circuit...

Federal Courts Lockheed Martin Did Not Protect Its Whistleblower, Says 10th Cir.

Lockheed Martin Did Not Protect Its Whistleblower, Says 10th Cir.

By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When Lockheed Martin Corp. sought to set aside a decision that essentially determined that they violated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the Act), the Tenth Circuit...

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