Tag: judge scott matheson
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10th Circuit rejects Tina Peters’ request to halt Mesa County prosecution
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Friday that former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters had not shown why its intervention was warranted in her pending state-level prosecution related to election equipment tampering. Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022 and GOP party chair in 2023, is set to face…
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Divided 10th Circuit keeps ‘zombie’ claims alive against federal prison officials
The federal appeals court based in Denver rejected the appeal of prison officials accused of using excessive force against an incarcerated man, reasoning earlier this month that even if the U.S. Supreme Court’s precedent means the claims will ultimately fail, an immediate appeal was not the answer. The appeal from the Federal Bureau of Prisons…
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10th Circuit upholds injunction removing access restrictions on DPS critic
The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed on Tuesday that Denver Public Schools could not restrict a man’s access to district property or bar him from his volunteer football coaching position, despite the district’s concern about harassment and bullying directed toward employees. DPS sent a letter to Brandon Pryor in October 2022 outlining his…
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10th Circuit warns employers against discriminatory DEI programming
The federal appeals court based in Denver sent up a warning flare to employers on Monday that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts can cross the line into illegal workplace discrimination, deeming certain race-conscious programming “troubling” and the product of “ideological messaging.” At the same time, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…