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Federal Courts Trump's District Court Pick Deemed 'Unqualified' by ABA

Trump's District Court Pick Deemed 'Unqualified' by ABA

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a rare instance, the American Bar Association has rated Judge Charles Goodwin, President Trump's nominee to the Federal District Court for the Western...

Federal Courts Tenth Circuit Dismisses Fracking Appeals

Tenth Circuit Dismisses Fracking Appeals

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Fracking, for all its attention-getting repercussions, is not getting any more attention from a federal appeals court. The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals...

Federal Courts Tribe Wins Appeal Over Wind Farm Development Mineral Rights

Tribe Wins Appeal Over Wind Farm Development Mineral Rights

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Osage Nation won a rather significant battle in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The fight was over the mineral rights to the land where wind turbines...

Federal Courts Coal Mines and Government Lose Climate-Injury Appeal

Coal Mines and Government Lose Climate-Injury Appeal

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A recent appeal handed down by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals might change the way things get done in the mining and energy industry. The appellate...

Federal Courts Court: 'Ag Gag' Laws Challenge Free Speech

Court: 'Ag Gag' Laws Challenge Free Speech

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Sometime in profane history, a judge said there is no such thing as a little pregnant. The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals said something like that in...

Federal Courts Federal Court Finds Colorado Sex Offender Registry Unconstitutional