“More Than a Checkbox”: United States v. Ramirez-Lopez and the Tenth Circuit’s Re-Statement of the Bail Reform Act’s Fact-Finding Requirements 1. Introduction United States v. Ramirez-Lopez, No....
Per-Defendant Fee-Shifting and Extended Judicial Immunity: An In-Depth Commentary on West-Helmle v. Denver District Attorney’s Office, 91 F.4th ___ (10th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction On 12 August 2025...
“Strict Enforcement of Appellate Diligence” – A Commentary on Gilberti v. Buffet, 90 F.4th ___ (10th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In Gilberti v. Buffet, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth...
United States v. Guzman: No Fourth-Amendment Standing for Occupants of Condemned or “Substandard” Property 1. Introduction In United States v. Guzman, No. 24-2122 (10th Cir. Aug. 8, 2025), the Tenth...
“Jurisdiction First, Mootness Later” – The Tenth Circuit BAP’s Clarification on Stay-Relief Orders Entered Before Case Dismissal 1. Introduction The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Tenth...
Herold v. Christensen: Tenth Circuit Narrows “Obvious-Violation” Path around Qualified Immunity for Close-Range Pepper-Spray Deployments Introduction On 6 August 2025 the United States Court of...
“Consolidating Skrmetti” – Poe v. Drummond and the Rational-Basis Standard for State Bans on Pediatric Gender-Transition Procedures 1. Introduction Poe v. Drummond, decided by the United States Court...
Tenth Circuit Clarifies Relation-Back, Joinder, and Continuing-Violation Limits in Prisoner § 1983 Litigation – The “Amaro Rule” Introduction Amaro v. New Mexico Corrections Department is a...
“The 15-Day Rule” for Protection Applications and Waiver by Inattention: A Comprehensive Commentary on Chavez-Govea v. Bondi, 10th Cir. (2025) 1. Introduction Chavez-Govea v. Bondi is a precedential...
Signature Optional for Proof-of-Service in EOIR Electronic Filings: A Detailed Commentary on Cortez v. Bondi, 67 F.4th ___ (10th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction Background: Ana Sofia Cortez and her minor...
Ellis v. Salt Lake City Corporation: The Tenth Circuit’s New Limits on Collateral-Order Review and a Reminder of Individualised “Clearly Established” Duties I. Introduction Ellis v. Salt Lake City...
Clarifying Rebuttal Standards under the Black Lung Benefits Act: 10th Circuit Bars Employer Evidence that Conflates Clinical and Legal Pneumoconiosis 1. Introduction In Energy West Mining Company v....
“No Short-Circuiting Summary Judgment” – A Commentary on Snyder v. Beam Technologies, Inc., 134 F.4th 1078 (10th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction In Snyder v. Beam Technologies, the United States Court of...
United States v. Guevara-Lopez: A Tenth-Circuit Roadmap for Explaining Major Upward Variances & the Emerging Role of JSIN Data in § 3553(a)(6) Analysis 1. Introduction United States v. Guevara-Lopez,...
When Silence Meets the Call Button: Hardy v. Rabie and the Tenth Circuit’s Clarification that Ignoring Repeated Emergency Signals Constitutes Clearly Established Deliberate Indifference Introduction...
Rolle v. Wyoming Department of Corrections Tenth Circuit Narrows §1983 “Failure-to-Train” Liability for Private Contractors and Confirms the Patient Self-Determination Act Does Not Apply to Prisons...
United States v. Campus: Clarifying When the Physical-Restraint Adjustment Can Accompany an Offense-Specific Enhancement Introduction United States v. Campus, No. 24-5068 (10th Cir. Aug. 4, 2025),...
Clarifying Diversity Jurisdiction: Trust Citizenship Rules Apply at Every Ownership Layer – ADA Carbon Solutions (Red River) v. Atlas Carbon (10th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction ADA Carbon Solutions (Red...
Public Knowledge Is Not Enough: Amiryan v. Bondi and the Social-Distinction Requirement for Informant-Based Particular Social Groups Introduction Amiryan v. Bondi, No. 24-9564 (10th Cir. Aug. 1,...
Tenth Circuit Bars Collateral Attacks on State Convictions in Revocation Sentencing: United States v. Beck (2025) 1. Introduction United States v. Beck, No. 24-7036, decided by the U.S. Court of...