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Federal Courts University Can Reject Student's Paper for 'Hate Speech,' 10th Rules

University Can Reject Student's Paper for 'Hate Speech,' 10th Rules

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on February 03, 2023

The 1985 film 'Desert Hearts,' tells the story of a divorced woman's lesbian awakening in Reno, Nevada. It's become a cult classic and a seminal work in gay...

Federal Courts Kansas Defunds Planned Parenthood and Hobby Lobby Oral Arguments

Kansas Defunds Planned Parenthood and Hobby Lobby Oral Arguments

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on January 31, 2023

The Tenth Circuit's traditionally conservative stance when it comes to reproductive rights and women's issues is at the forefront this week with two key...

Federal Courts If You Rob Someone at the ATM, You May Be Charged With Robbing a Bank

If You Rob Someone at the ATM, You May Be Charged With Robbing a Bank

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on April 13, 2022

Most armed robberies are state crimes, with some exceptions. For example, it is a federal crime to rob a bank. Under 18 U.S.C. 2113(a), anyone who "by force...

Federal Courts 10th Circuit: Pleading Guilty Without Entering a Plea Agreement Can't Lead to Harsher Sentence

10th Circuit: Pleading Guilty Without Entering a Plea Agreement Can't Lead to Harsher Sentence

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on January 14, 2022

Pleading not guilty in federal court is risky, as federal prosecutors have turned negotiating plea agreements into an art form. Defendants who take their...

Federal Courts Ute Tribe Holds Exclusive Right to Control Hunting and Fishing on Its Lands, 10th Circuit Finds

Ute Tribe Holds Exclusive Right to Control Hunting and Fishing on Its Lands, 10th Circuit Finds

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on August 10, 2021

In 2016, a group calling themselves the Uintah Valley Shoshone Tribe began selling hunting and fishing licenses on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah....

Federal Courts 10th Circuit Weighs in on Qualified Immunity

10th Circuit Weighs in on Qualified Immunity

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on August 10, 2021

In November 2016, a stabbing victim told Okfuskee County Sheriff's Department Deputies Blake Frost and Zachary Scribner that he had been attacked by a man...

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