Tag: immunity
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10th Circuit judge, lawyers speak about ‘blockbuster-plus’ SCOTUS term at FedSoc event
A federal appeals judge from Colorado, the solicitor general of Missouri and a senior advisor to a Republican senator offered their thoughts on Tuesday about the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, the magnitude of the court’s conservative lean and the impacts to the federal government’s regulatory powers going forward. “People are saying, ‘Ah, it’s…
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Appeals court rules witnesses cannot be sued for false grand jury testimony
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that witnesses who testify before grand juries may not be sued for making false statements. However, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals clarified that witnesses are not immune for bad-faith reports to law enforcement prior to their testimony. Although the July 11 decision was the first time…