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10th Circuit Upholds Hate Crime Conviction
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit has upheld a hate crime conviction of a Fruitland man, William Hatch, 31. Hatch and two other co-defendants were the first people in this...
10th Circuit Finds Insurance Co. Has Duty to Defend
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit held that Universal Underwriters Insurance Company (parent company, Zurich), the insurer of a car dealership, had a duty to defend he...
Hobby Lobby Has Right to Refuse Contraception Mandate
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit en banc has concluded, in its opinion in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, that a for-profit corporation has Article III standing, and...
10th Cir. Finds No Entrapment Or 'Outrageous Government Conduct'
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
Despite obvious government participation and what might be construed as extensive involvement, the Tenth Circuit ultimately did not see any applicable...
Murder and Child Abuse Sufficient for Reasonable Search, 10th Cir. Says
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
Last week, the Tenth Circuit found no errors in the district court's decision to deny all of Rebecca's Christie's Fourth Amendment challenge to the search of...
'Rain God' Can Be Contested: 10th Cir. Corrects
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit revived an older lawsuit, allowing an Oklahoma man to be able to sue the state over their Indian "rain god" license place, which the court...