10th Circuit Case Commentaries

Affirming Voluntary Consent in Bus Luggage Searches: United States v. Hill

Date: Dec 22, 1999

Affirming Voluntary Consent in Bus Luggage Searches: United States v. Hill Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Marland Lamont Hill, the United States Court of Appeals for the...

Expanded Protections for At-Will Employees: Tenth Circuit's Ruling in Perry v. Woodward

Date: Dec 21, 1999

Expanded Protections for At-Will Employees: Tenth Circuit's Ruling in Perry v. Woodward Introduction In Perry v. Woodward, adjudicated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on...

Affirmation of Lack of Personal Jurisdiction over International Bank: Soma Medical International v. Standard Chartered Bank

Date: Dec 2, 1999

Affirmation of Lack of Personal Jurisdiction over International Bank: Soma Medical International v. Standard Chartered Bank Introduction Soma Medical International, Inc., a Delaware corporation with...

Affirmation of Dismissal Based on SANDIN v. CONNER: Property Interests in Prison Context

Date: Nov 23, 1999

Affirmation of Dismissal Based on SANDIN v. CONNER: Property Interests in Prison Context Introduction In the case of Louis Dean Cosco et al. v. Judith Uphoff et al., decided by the United States...

Establishing 'Ends-of-Justice' Continuance Under the Speedy Trial Act: Insights from United States v. Hill

Date: Nov 19, 1999

Establishing 'Ends-of-Justice' Continuance Under the Speedy Trial Act: Insights from United States v. Hill Introduction United States v. Hill, 197 F.3d 436 (10th Cir. 1999), is a pivotal case that...

Deference to State Court Adjudications under AEDPA: Analysis of Aycox v. Lytle

Date: Nov 17, 1999

Deference to State Court Adjudications under AEDPA: Analysis of Aycox v. Lytle Introduction Aycox v. Lytle, 196 F.3d 1174 (10th Cir. 1999), addresses critical issues surrounding the application of...

Tenth Circuit Upholds Death Sentence and AEDPA Standards in Trice v. Ward

Date: Nov 16, 1999

Tenth Circuit Upholds Death Sentence and AEDPA Standards in Trice v. Ward Introduction EDDIE LEROY TRICE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. RON WARD, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee...

Tenth Circuit Upholds Two-Year Benefit Cap for Mental Disabilities in ERISA Plan: Implications for ADA Compliance

Date: Nov 11, 1999

Tenth Circuit Upholds Two-Year Benefit Cap for Mental Disabilities in ERISA Plan: Implications for ADA Compliance Introduction In Kimber v. Thiokol Corporation, the United States Court of Appeals for...

Haddock v. Apfel: Reinforcing the Verification of Vocational Expert Testimony in Disability Determinations

Date: Nov 10, 1999

Haddock v. Apfel: Reinforcing the Verification of Vocational Expert Testimony in Disability Determinations Introduction Haddock v. Apfel is a pivotal case decided by the United States Court of...

Establishing Probable Cause Standards for Civil Detentions: Tenth Circuit's Landmark Ruling in Anaya v. Dually

Date: Nov 3, 1999

Establishing Probable Cause Standards for Civil Detentions: Tenth Circuit's Landmark Ruling in Anaya v. Dually Introduction The case of JUDE ANAYA et al. v. Dually represents a pivotal moment in the...

Affirming First Amendment Protections: Tenth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Overbroad Internet Regulation on Harmful Content to Minors

Date: Nov 3, 1999

Affirming First Amendment Protections: Tenth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Overbroad Internet Regulation on Harmful Content to Minors Introduction In the landmark case of American Civil...

Liability of Public Officials for Sexual Harassment of Nonemployees Under the Equal Protection Clause

Date: Nov 2, 1999

Liability of Public Officials for Sexual Harassment of Nonemployees Under the Equal Protection Clause Introduction In the landmark case Lila B. Johnson et al. v. James Martin et al., the United...

Procedural Due Process in Grazing Permit Modifications: Insights from FLLC v. United States

Date: Oct 29, 1999

Procedural Due Process in Grazing Permit Modifications: Insights from FLLC v. United States Introduction The case of Federal Lands Legal Consortium (FLLC) v. United States adjudicated by the United...

Classification of Sentencing Enhancements and Entrapment Defense: Analysis of Vega v. Suthers

Date: Oct 27, 1999

Classification of Sentencing Enhancements and Entrapment Defense: Analysis of Vega v. Suthers Introduction In the landmark case of Juan Cruz Vega v. John Suthers, the United States Court of Appeals...

Reassignment as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA: Davoll v. Wellington Webb

Date: Oct 26, 1999

Reassignment as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA: Davoll v. Wellington Webb Introduction In the landmark case of Davoll v. Wellington Webb, former Denver police officers Jack Davoll, Deborah...

Affirmation of Summary Judgment in RICO and Fraud Claims: Insights into Agency and the McCarran-Ferguson Act

Date: Oct 19, 1999

Affirmation of Summary Judgment in RICO and Fraud Claims: Insights into Agency and the McCarran-Ferguson Act Introduction The case of Bancoklahoma Mortgage Corp. v. Capital Title Company, Inc....

Deposition Testimony as 'Other Paper' under 28 U.S.C. §1446(b): Insights from Huffman v. Saul Holdings

Date: Oct 6, 1999

Deposition Testimony as 'Other Paper' under 28 U.S.C. §1446(b): Insights from Huffman v. Saul Holdings Introduction The appellate case of Marshall Huffman; Virginia Newton v. Saul Holdings Limited...

Revisiting New Trial Standards: Insights from United States v. Quintanilla

Date: Oct 2, 1999

Revisiting New Trial Standards: Insights from United States v. Quintanilla Introduction United States of America v. Maribel Quintanilla, 193 F.3d 1139 (10th Cir. 1999), is a pivotal case that delves...

Impact of HECK v. HUMPHREY on §1983 Claims: A Comprehensive Analysis of Beck v. City of Muskogee Police Department

Date: Sep 30, 1999

Impact of HECK v. HUMPHREY on §1983 Claims: A Comprehensive Analysis of Beck v. City of Muskogee Police Department Introduction Beck v. City of Muskogee Police Department, 195 F.3d 553 (10th Cir....

AEDPA Applicability to Habeas Petitions: Moore v. Gibson Establishes Filing Date as Commencement

Date: Sep 29, 1999

AEDPA Applicability to Habeas Petitions: Moore v. Gibson Establishes Filing Date as Commencement Introduction Moore v. Gibson, 195 F.3d 1152 (10th Cir. 1999), serves as a pivotal case in delineating...

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