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Forest Service Amenity Fee Consistent with REA
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch ever decides to leave the bench, he may have a future in travel writing. In a case challenging the...
Bidder Number 70, Tim DeChristopher, Appeals Verdict
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A Utah environmental activist who was sentenced to two years in prison last week will appeal his sentence to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Tim...
Released Prisoner's Jail Sentence Appeal Moot
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Be careful what you petition for. David Rhodes was convicted on drug-related charges in 1993, and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment and ten years'...
Crumbling Prison Doesn't Qualify as Eighth Amendment Violation
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Is the sky falling or is that a piece of concrete from a crumbling prison ceiling? The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a prisoner proceeding pro...
Court Finds Insubordination, Dismisses FMLA Retaliation Claim
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Timing isn't everything. For example, a plaintiff is not guaranteed to prevail in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) lawsuit simply because his FMLA leave...
Does the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Bar Your Foreclosure Appeal?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The old saying, “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again,” does not ring true in the law. While the appellate process provides a certain number of second...