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No Notice of Appeal? No Problem
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
A notice of appeal isn't the only way to challenge an issue in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. This week, the Denver-based court concluded that appellants...
Tenth Circuit: Head of State Immunity Bars Rwanda Genocide Case
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
On April 16, 1994, two surface-to-air missiles downed an aircraft carrying then Rwandan and Burundi Presidents, Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira,...
Supreme Court Rejects Roadless Rule Review
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Supreme Court won't touch the Roadless Rule in the 2012 Term. Monday, the Court denied petitions for certiorari from the Colorado Mining Association and...
'You're Going to Jail Because You've Got a Case of the Attitude'
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
This week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified that -- despite the government's increasing interference to every aspect of a person's life -- having...
Super Diligence Can Trigger Statute of Limitations
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Travis Denny was sentenced to 240 months in jail for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He told his attorney, Joe Romero, that he wanted to appeal....
What is the Value of a Deer?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Federal courts are occasionally asked to decide seemingly frivolous points of law, like the value of a red wax seal or the essence of golf. Last week, it...
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