Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals News

Those officers - described in a recent federal court of appeals decision - had just responded to a tip about a prowler at a closed, under-construction apartment complex in North Salt Lake.

Hobby Lobby has taken the next step in its abortion-pill mandate case. The Christian-owned-and-operated chain run by the David Green family asked a federal appeals court Thursday in Denver for an exemption from part of the health-care law that requires it to offer an insurance plan that covers "morning-after" and "week-after" pills.

The Claremont Institute is happy to announce those selected as our 2013 Marshall Fellows.

Telecommuting for work is a hot topic right now, with Yahoo's anti-telecommuting policy setting off a national debate.

President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius leave a White House press briefing last year after the president announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control.The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in Obama's ... (more)

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

This undated photo provided by Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., shows its co-founders David and Barbara Green who are asking a federal appeals court in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2013, for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

May 22 - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in two cases filed by for-profit companies, one a construction contractor and the other engaged in manufacturing vehicle safety systems, challenging the Obama administration's rule requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for contraception.

A magistrate overseeing a legal fight over public records has sided with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and against a local water treatment company alleging the state illegally withheld documents.

Yesterday, President Obama demonstrated his continued commitment to increasing the diversity of our federal judiciary, so that it better reflects the nation it serves.

Moves by more than 30 states in recent years to curb the use of foreign law in U.S. courts has been fueled by "anti-Muslim bigotry" and will present legal and practical problems for American courts and families, according to a new report released Thursday by a pair of leading liberal interest groups.

The Denver Post will report on newly issued Tenth Circuit rulings when it is good and ready: Yesterday, The Denver Post had this article reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit had issued one week earlier, on May 7, 2013.

Daniel Mach, Director, Freedom of Religion and Belief Program, American Civil Liberties Union Edward Swaine, Law Professor, George Washington University Faiza Patel, Co-Director, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice Matthew Duss, Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's decision to throw out a negligence suit filed by the parents of a blind teen who was injured when an out-of-control skier collided with tethers tieing her to an instructor on a Breckenridge ski run.

In its recent decision in Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. v. Lloyds of London Syndicate 2003 , 2013 U.S. App.

It sounded like a freedom-of-religion case when a Columbus, Texas high school relay race team was disqualified from the state track championship because Derrick Hayes pointed heavenward after his team won the race.

I previously wrote about this case when it at the Bankruptcy Court level in an article at http://onforb.es/Q3dmH0 entitled "Kendall: Distress Debtor's Late Transfers Set Aside As Fraudulent Transfers In Bankruptcy". The case was then appealed to the 10th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, which issued its own lengthy opinion that shed light on ... (more)

The standard for admitting expert scientific testimony in a federal trial under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was established in the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical , then extended to all expert testimony, not just scientific evidence, in later cases.

The Department of Game and Fish filed a motion Thursday seeking to have the U.S. District Court vacate an injunction from 1977 that prevents New Mexico from allocating ibex, oryx and bighorn sheep licenses based on residency.

It sounded like a freedom-of-religion case when a Columbus, Texas high school relay-race team was disqualified from the state track championship because Derrick Hayes pointed heavenward after his team won the race.