10th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United State Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit sits in Denver, CO. The courthouse is the Byron White US Courthouse. In terms of its size, the Tenth Circuit spans its jurisdictional-reach over 20% of the USA's land mass (spanning 560,625 square miles). In addition to the state of Colorado, the Tenth Circuit is comprised of Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Utah. The Circuit was initially part of the Eighth Circuit, Congressional legislation broke the single circuit into the Eighth and Tenth respectively.

The US District Court of Appeals is in Denver, Co. The District of Kansas has its courthouse situated in Wichita. The District of New Mexico courthouse is in Albuquerque. The Eastern District of Oklahoma courthouse is in Muskogee, and Northern District is in Tulsa. The Western District courthouse in Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma City. The District of Utah courthouse sits in Salt Lake City, and the District of Wyoming courthouse is in Cheyenne, WY.

Currently, there are 12 judges appointed to the bench in the circuit. Of these, there are 10 senior judges. Timothy M. Tymkovich is the Chief Justice presently serving as the head of the circuit system. And, US Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, is the Circuit Justice for the Tenth District.

Among the leading cases in the circuit is United States v Timothy McVeigh (1998) which was a death-penalty sentencing, following the Oklahoma City, OK bombing. He was convicted and executed of the mass-terrorist crime in 2001. Free Speech v Federal Election Committee (2013) is another famous decision from the circuit which required FEC disclaimers to be given to voters, to ensure they were “informed” of the candidates or groups who were speaking.

The National Law Review covers a wide range of cases in tort-law, FLSA, real property and real estate, civil rights, labor, intellectual property, bankruptcy cases, and more. The National Law Review also covers agency news (including NLRB, Dod, DOJ, EEOC, USCIS, HIPPA, and more), litigation, and the latest news/information relating to elections or appointments in the circuit system.

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Jan 13 2016	New Mexico Court Holds Employers Need Not Accommodate Medical Marijuana Use	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 18 2016	E-Discovery: Preservation Of ESI Is Still Paramount Under New Rule 37(e)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 19 2017	“Ignorance” May Not Be Bliss: Tenth Circuit Court Denies Employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment on ADA Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 14 2018	Donations Not Accepted – ADA Does Not Require Continued Use of Leave Donation Program	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 11 2020	Tenth Circuit: No Adverse Action Necessary to Prove a Violation of the ADA’s Accommodation Requirements	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 15 2021	Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Locum Tenens’ Discrimination Claims Because Physician Was Not A Hospital Employee	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 17 2017	New Mexico Court Rules Employee Is Entitled To Nationwide Discovery in FMLA Case	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 1 2014	Inflexible Leave Policy is Fair, Lawful and Protects Disabled Employees, Says Tenth Circuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 22 2014	Medical Testimony Needed in ADA Case to Establish Impairment and Limitations it Caused	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 24 2013	Utah Federal Court Holds Same-Sex Couples Allowed to Marry	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 9 2014	Reasonable Accommodations Enable Employees to Work, “Not to Not Work”	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 18 2016	Recent Decision in Colorado Expands Church Plan Exemption Under ERISA While Third Circuit and Other District Courts Uphold Narrow Interpretation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 11 2017	Oklahoma Case Serves as Reminder that Pregnancy Alone, Without More, Is Not ADA Disability	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 24 2014	Not All Internal Investigations Are Created Equal re: Employment Whistleblower Cases	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 3 2019	Court Rejects Equitable Exception to MPPAA’s ‘Pay Now, Dispute Later’ Regime	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 9 2014	Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling That Public Sector Union President Was “Volunteer” Outside Protection Of FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 9 2014	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Settles Another Inflexible Leave Policy Lawsuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 28 2015	Oklahoma Federal Court Finds Expense Reimbursement Need Not Be “Rolled In” To Overtime Calculation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 23 2019	American Samoans are U.S. Citizens by Birth, Judge Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 28 2021	Injunction Denied: Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Stands (For Now)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 28 2014	Inflexible Leave Policies under the ADA since Hwang	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 14 2018	Tenth Circuit Rules that False Claims Act (FCA) Does Not Cover Post-Employment Retaliation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 14 2023	Third Circuit Rejects Mandatory Arbitration Clause in ESOP	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 21 2014	ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Graveyard Shift Accommodation Issue Not Yet Dead	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 9 2016	Dismissal of Claims of Unlawful Discharge for Using FMLA Leave Highlight Importance of Accurate Record Keeping And Consistent Explanations For Employee Terminations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 12 2021	Motion for Class Certification Denied: Plaintiff Who Released ERISA Claims Deemed Unfit to Lead Class	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 7 2022	U.S. Supreme Declines to Resolve Circuit Split on False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Provisions	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 13 2016	Party May Comply With Rule 34 By Identifying Search Parameters As Opposed To Identifying Withheld Documents	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 20 2017	Federal Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Public Employee For Failing Random Drug Test	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 19 2018	No Adverse Employment Action, No Failure-to-Accommodate Claim, Tenth Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 21 2019	Federal Appeals Court Holds Test For Illegal Drugs Is Not An Impermissible Medical Examination, Even If Test May Reveal Lawful Drug Use	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 25 2015	Insufficient Evidence of Actual Losses Frustrates Company’s Restitution Bid under MVRA (Mandatory Victims Restitution Act)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 4 2015	Latest EEOC Discrimination Suit Targets Employment Exam	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 18 2019	The Tor Browser Afforded CDA Immunity for Dark Web Transactions	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 22 2020	Choice-of-Law Plan Provision Enforced As A Matter of Federal Common Law	Proskauer Rose LLP

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