Clarifying AEDPA Equitable Tolling and COA Standards: Irlanda v. Stancil Introduction The Tenth Circuit’s order in Irlanda v. Stancil addresses the intersection of statutory and equitable tolling...
New Precedent: Fourth Amendment Limits on Warrantless Canine Entry and Use of Force in Luethje v. Kyle Introduction The Tenth Circuit’s decision in Luethje v. Kyle (March 19, 2025) clarifies critical...
Luethje v. Kyle: Fourth Amendment Limits on Police Canine Entry and Use of Force Introduction This case concerns the constitutional boundaries of police canine deployment, warrantless home entry,...
Clarifying Equitable Tolling Under AEDPA: Attorney Miscalculation Insufficient (Irlanda v. Stancil) Introduction In Irlanda v. Stancil (10th Cir. Mar. 19, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals...
United States v. Lopez: Plain-Error Relief Requires an “Identifiable” Implied Statement to Trigger Hearsay/Confrontation Concerns Introduction In United States v. Lopez (10th Cir. Mar. 18, 2025), the...
Tenth Circuit: “Mitigation Report” Assurances and Counseling References Are Not Coercive Absent Promises of Sentencing Control Case: United States v. Maytubby, No. 23-7084 (10th Cir. Mar. 18, 2025)...
Plain-Error Limits on “Implied” Hearsay and Confrontation Claims: No Reversal Absent a Clearly Identifiable Out-of-Court Statement 1. Introduction In United States v. Lopez (10th Cir. Mar. 18, 2025),...
Mitigation-Report Assurances and “Counseling” References as Non-Coercive Limited Assurances (No Implied Control Over Sentencing) Introduction In United States v. Maytubby (10th Cir. Mar. 18, 2025),...
Corner-Crossing as UIA-Protected Access: Federal Nuisance Doctrine Preempts State Airspace Trespass in Checkerboard Lands Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case: Iron Bar...
§ 922(g)(1) Applies Absent Full Civil-Rights Restoration; Suppression Error Is Harmless When Digital Evidence Is Not Used in the Government’s Case-in-Chief Introduction In United States v. Warner...
Full Civil-Rights Restoration (Including Jury Service) Is Required to Escape § 922(g)(1); Suppression Errors Are Harmless Where Challenged Digital Evidence Does Not Enter the Case-in-Chief I....
UIA “Anti-Enclosure” Rule: Corner-Crossing Allowed to Prevent De Facto Lockup of Checkerboard Public Lands Case: Iron Bar Holdings, LLC v. Cape, No. 23-8043 (10th Cir. Mar. 18, 2025) (published)...
Specific Objections as a Prerequisite to Appellate Review (and Rooker-Feldman as a Bar to Civil Relitigation of State Convictions): Snedeker v. State of Colorado Introduction In Snedeker v. State of...
Independent-Contractor Rule Limits FTCA Premises-Liability Claims in New Mexico Absent U.S. Control of the Worksite or Instrumentality 1. Introduction In Dean v. United States (10th Cir. Mar. 17,...
Appellate Waiver in Tax CDP Appeals: Inadequate Appendix and Uncited, Undeveloped Arguments Forfeit Review 1. Introduction Davison v. CIR (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2025) arises from IRS collection efforts...
Davison v. CIR — Waiver of Appellate Review for Inadequate Briefing and Appendix in Tax Court CDP Appeals 1. Introduction In Davison v. CIR (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2025), Allen R. Davison and Sharon L....
Firm Waiver Rule: Untimely Objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation Bar Appellate Review Absent an “Interests of Justice” Showing 1. Introduction Pappas v. Moham (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2025) is...
Independent-Contractor Rule Limits FTCA Premises Liability Absent Federal Control of the Premises or Injury-Causing Instrumentality I. Introduction Dean v. United States (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2025)...
Untimely Objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation Waive Appellate Review Absent an Interests-of-Justice Showing 1. Introduction In Pappas v. Moham (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2025), a pro se federal...
Snedeker v. State of Colorado: Firm Waiver Rule Bars New Appellate Theories (Including RICO Abrogation) and Confirms Rooker-Feldman Limits on Post-Conviction Civil Attacks 1. Introduction In Snedeker...