Tenth Circuit: Federal Kidnapping Is Not a “Crime of Violence” for § 3559(f)(2) Mandatory Minimums Introduction In United States v. Ford (10th Cir. Oct. 28, 2025), the Tenth Circuit resolved a...
Tenth Circuit clarifies Long protective-sweep reasonable suspicion: pre-approach “dramatic” movement, objectively grounded recent gang affiliation, and violent criminal history can, in combination,...
No Private or Equitable Right to Preempt State Hemp Laws Under the 2018 Farm Bill: Tenth Circuit Upholds Wyoming’s Delta‑8 Restrictions Introduction In Green Room LLC v. State of Wyoming (10th Cir....
No § 1983 Preemption Right Under the 2018 Farm Bill; Tenth Circuit Upholds Wyoming’s Delta‑8/Synthetic Hemp Restrictions Against Dormant Commerce, Takings, and Vagueness Challenges Introduction In...
Green Room v. Wyoming: No Private Right Under the 2018 Farm Bill; State Delta‑8/“Psychoactive” Hemp Restrictions Survive Preemption, Dormant Commerce Clause, Takings, and Vagueness Challenges...
Neeley v. Long: Tenth Circuit Reaffirms Rare Availability of Equitable Tolling for AEDPA Timeliness and Declines to Ground COA Denial on Firm-Waiver Rule Introduction In Neeley v. Long, No. 25-1131...
Tenth Circuit Closes the “Impeachment” Workaround: Rule 412 Bars Using a Child Victim’s Sexualized Online Fantasies for General Credibility Attacks; Constitutional Exception Limited to Bias or Motive...
Tenth Circuit Clarifies: Post‑Judgment Discovery That Attacks the Merits Is a Successive § 2254 Petition Requiring § 2244(b) Authorization and a COA Introduction In Johnson v. Patton, No. 25-6084...
Reciprocal Rule 404(b) Notice and No Remmer Hearing Absent Genuine External Influence: United States v. Acebo (10th Cir. 2025) United States v. Acebo, No. 24-8035 (10th Cir. Oct. 23, 2025) —...
Forfeited Loper Bright Challenge to AEDPA and No Double Jeopardy COA After Hung Jury: Bellar v. Stancil Introduction In Bellar v. Stancil, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
Cabrera v. Bondi: Tenth Circuit Confirms “More Than Incidental” Nexus for Withholding and Reiterates CAT’s Intent Requirement; Timeliness Objection Forfeitable Under Riley Introduction In Cabrera v....
United States v. Chavez: Tenth Circuit reinforces 14‑day limit for reconsidering § 3582(c)(2) denials and applies a broad “in connection with” firearm bar to § 4C1.1 zero‑point reductions Court: U.S....
Pad-Change Logs as Substantial Evidence and SSR 96-9p’s Specificity Requirement: Tenth Circuit Affirms RFC Without Extra Restroom or Assistive-Device Accommodations Introduction In S.J.B. v....
United States v. Fernandez: No Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Advance a Novel “Lifting-Duration” Search Theory Introduction This commentary examines the Tenth Circuit’s Order and Judgment in...
Tenth Circuit Reaffirms: Rebutted § 3142(e)(3)(E) Presumption Remains Weighty; Uncharged Conduct and Digital Evidence Can Support Detention in Child‑Exploitation Prosecutions Case: United States v....
Crime Complete at Recruitment: Tenth Circuit Clarifies § 1591 Does Not Require a Completed Commercial Sex Act and Reaffirms Circumstantial Proof of Actual Possession Introduction In United States v....
Implied Covenant Cannot Override “Immediate, For-Any-Reason” Termination Clause; Sovereign Immunity Bars District-Court Retaliation Claims Against IHS Absent a Specific Waiver Introduction In...
Exclusive-Control Communications, Not Clean Deeds, Trigger Quiet Title Act Accrual for Implied Easements; ANILCA Access Claims Must Proceed Under the QTA; Takings Declaratory Relief Unripe Without...
ADA Title I Requires But-For Causation; USERRA §4311 Does Not Reach Disability-Based Bias: The Tenth Circuit’s Published Clarification in Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting Introduction In a...
Tenth Circuit holds EUA and PREP Act do not create § 1983-enforceable rights; healthcare vaccine mandates survive constitutional attack Introduction This consolidated appeal from the District of...