10th Circuit Case Commentaries

Enhanced Duty of Federal Employers to Reassign Disabled Employees: Insights from Woodman v. USPS

Date: Dec 25, 1997

Enhanced Duty of Federal Employers to Reassign Disabled Employees: Insights from Woodman v. USPS Introduction In Patricia Kaye Woodman v. Marvin T. Runyon, Postmaster General, and United States...

Summers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad System: Establishing the Standard for Admitting Expert Testimony under Daubert

Date: Dec 24, 1997

Summers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad System: Establishing the Standard for Admitting Expert Testimony under Daubert Introduction In the case of Jon Bradley Summers; Glyn E. Potts,...

Separation of Church and State in Public School Choirs: Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Establishment Clause Claims

Date: Dec 19, 1997

Separation of Church and State in Public School Choirs: Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Establishment Clause Claims Introduction In the case of Cheryl Bauchman v. West High School and Associates,...

Multiplicity of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) Charges: United States v. Johnson

Date: Dec 17, 1997

Multiplicity of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) Charges: United States v. Johnson Introduction United States of America v. Coyette Deon Johnson is a pivotal case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for...

Establishing Standards for Jury Instructions on Venue in Conspiracy and Possession Charges: Carter v. United States

Date: Dec 17, 1997

Establishing Standards for Jury Instructions on Venue in Conspiracy and Possession Charges: Carter v. United States Introduction The case of United States of America v. Israel Carter, Jr., 130 F.3d...

Retroactive Amendments to ERISA Welfare Benefit Plans and Protection of Vested Rights: Member Services v. CE Administrators

Date: Dec 16, 1997

Retroactive Amendments to ERISA Welfare Benefit Plans and Protection of Vested Rights: Member Services v. CE Administrators Introduction Member Services Life Insurance Company, doing business as...

Exhaustion Doctrine and Introduction of New Evidence in Habeas Corpus: Demarest v. Price (1997)

Date: Dec 4, 1997

Exhaustion Doctrine and Introduction of New Evidence in Habeas Corpus: Demarest v. Price (1997) Introduction In the landmark case of Richard S. Demarest v. William Price; Gale Norton, Attorney...

Admissibility of Polygraph Evidence Under Daubert: Analysis of United States v. Call

Date: Dec 4, 1997

Admissibility of Polygraph Evidence Under Daubert: Analysis of United States v. Call Introduction United States of America v. Justin Call, 129 F.3d 1402 (10th Cir. 1997), addresses the contentious...

Reliability of Drug Dog Alerts and Material Omissions in Affidavits: Tenth Circuit Reverses Suppression of Evidence in Kennedy Case

Date: Dec 4, 1997

Reliability of Drug Dog Alerts and Material Omissions in Affidavits: Tenth Circuit Reverses Suppression of Evidence in Kennedy Case Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Keiran...

Smith v. Norwest Financial: Defining Severity and Pervasiveness in Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claims

Date: Dec 4, 1997

Smith v. Norwest Financial: Defining Severity and Pervasiveness in Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claims Introduction Smith v. Norwest Financial Acceptance, Inc. is a pivotal case adjudicated by...

Establishing Viewpoint Neutrality in Limited Public Fora: The Tenth Circuit's Decision in Summum v. Salt Lake County

Date: Nov 29, 1997

Establishing Viewpoint Neutrality in Limited Public Fora: The Tenth Circuit's Decision in Summum v. Salt Lake County Introduction The case of Summum, a Utah corporate sole, Plaintiff-Appellant, v....

Certification of ADEA Collective Actions in Patterns and Practices Discrimination: Vaszlavik v. Storage Technology Corporation

Date: Nov 27, 1997

Certification of ADEA Collective Actions in Patterns and Practices Discrimination: Vaszlavik v. Storage Technology Corporation Introduction In the landmark case of Vaszlavik et al. v. Storage...

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10th Circuit Case Commentaries

Enhanced Duty of Federal Employers to Reassign Disabled Employees: Insights from Woodman v. USPS

Summers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad System: Establishing the Standard for Admitting Expert Testimony under Daubert

Separation of Church and State in Public School Choirs: Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Establishment Clause Claims

Multiplicity of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) Charges: United States v. Johnson

Establishing Standards for Jury Instructions on Venue in Conspiracy and Possession Charges: Carter v. United States

Retroactive Amendments to ERISA Welfare Benefit Plans and Protection of Vested Rights: Member Services v. CE Administrators

Exhaustion Doctrine and Introduction of New Evidence in Habeas Corpus: Demarest v. Price (1997)

Admissibility of Polygraph Evidence Under Daubert: Analysis of United States v. Call

Reliability of Drug Dog Alerts and Material Omissions in Affidavits: Tenth Circuit Reverses Suppression of Evidence in Kennedy Case

Smith v. Norwest Financial: Defining Severity and Pervasiveness in Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claims

Establishing Viewpoint Neutrality in Limited Public Fora: The Tenth Circuit's Decision in Summum v. Salt Lake County

Certification of ADEA Collective Actions in Patterns and Practices Discrimination: Vaszlavik v. Storage Technology Corporation

Sutton v. United Airlines: Clarifying ADA Disability Definitions

Application of the Statute of Frauds in Real Property Contracts: A Tenth Circuit Analysis in GFF Corp. v. AWG

Affirmation of Summary Judgment in Gender Discrimination and Equal Pay Act Claims under Title VII

Clarifying Qualified Immunity Standards in False Arrest Claims: Clanton v. Cooper

United States v. Smartt: Strict Boundaries on Post-Sentencing Modifications Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)

Nguyen v. Reynolds: Tenth Circuit Affirmation on AEDPA Applicability and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Enforcing Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies in Bivens Actions: Tenth Circuit's Landmark Decision

Association Discrimination under the ADA: Employer's Right to Terminate Based on Disabled Associate's Direct Threat