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Pro Se Appellants Must Challenge the Grounds for Dismissal: Wilson v. Wallace Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Decision date: October 28, 2026 Case number: No. 25-3197...
Fact-Based Qualified-Immunity Appeals Provide No Jurisdictional Hook for Pendent Review Case: Merrill v. Seagraves Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 27, 2026...
Cancellation-of-Removal Hardship Review: Established Facts, Cumulative Assessment, and Adequate Agency Reasons Case: Cardenas-Gamez v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth...
Merrill v. Seagraves: Disputed Facts Limit Qualified-Immunity Appeals and Cannot Support Pendent Review Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 27, 2026 Appeal...
Delayed Prison Dental Care: Pleading Personal Responsibility and Conscious Disregard Case: Minski v. Lewis, No. 25-3216 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Decision date:...
Atypical Weapons Can Support a Drug-Sentencing Enhancement When the Full Record Connects Them to Trafficking Case: United States v. Barrera Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
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United States v. Brown: Unobjected-to Sentencing Facts and a Supported Upward Variance Survive Anders Review Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case: United States v. Brown,...
Financial Vulnerability and Fraud: Fifteen Exploited Victims Support the Large-Number Enhancement Case: United States v. Hess, consolidated with the appeals of Shirley Koch Court: United States Court...
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Direct Exploitation of Financial Hardship Supports the Large-Number-of-Vulnerable-Victims Enhancement Case: United States v. Koch, consolidated with the appeals of Megan Hess Court: United States...
General Objections Do Not Preserve Sentencing-Explanation Claims; Individualized Aggravation Can Justify a Statutory-Maximum Variance Case: United States v. Williams, No. 24-7073 Court: United States...
Holley v. Lepak: Hypothetical Injury from an Unpassed Ballot Initiative Does Not Establish Article III Standing Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Decided: October 26, 2026...
Written Plea Terms Control Appeal-Waiver Exceptions for Sentences Above an Agreed Range Case: United States v. Roberts Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 26,...
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