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Federal Courts Mass Detention to Catch Robber was Reasonable, 10th Cir. Rules

Mass Detention to Catch Robber was Reasonable, 10th Cir. Rules

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When a Wells Fargo branch was robbed in Aurora, Colorado, police took it seriously, stopping every car at a nearby intersection and holding them at gunpoint...

Federal Courts 10th Circuit Reiterates: SORNA Is Constitutional

10th Circuit Reiterates: SORNA Is Constitutional

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

James White pleaded guilty to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) after he failed to update his sex offender registration when...

Federal Courts Lawsuit Seeks to Clear the Air in Utah

Lawsuit Seeks to Clear the Air in Utah

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The skies may be getting a bit brighter in Utah, if an environmental group gets its way. Wild Earth Guardians, a nonprofit wilderness protection group, has...

Federal Courts 10th Cir. OKs Exclusion of 700 Pages of Nonconforming Docs

10th Cir. OKs Exclusion of 700 Pages of Nonconforming Docs

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Calling something a legal "technicality" is like calling a judge an "activist" or, in George Orwell's formulation, anyone a "fascist." The word doesn't mean...

Federal Courts Kansas, Arizona Petition for Cert in Voter Registration Case

Kansas, Arizona Petition for Cert in Voter Registration Case

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Several months after the Tenth Circuit struck down Arizona and Kansas' proof of citizenship voter registration lawsuit, the states have asked the Supreme Court...

Federal Courts Briefs Come in for Oklahoma Lethal Injection Case

Briefs Come in for Oklahoma Lethal Injection Case

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Oral arguments are just about a month away in Glossip v. Gross, the SCOTUS case challenging Oklahoma's use of lethal injections, and the briefs are just...

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