Tag: justice neil gorsuch
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Lakewood police acted unconstitutionally in using drug detection dog, Supreme Court rules by 5-2
Lakewood police violated the constitutional prohibition on unreasonable searches by ensuring a driver’s door remained open so a drug detection dog could sniff inside the vehicle without probable cause, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday. In the 5-2 decision, all justices agreed with the principle that law enforcement conducts a search if they “facilitate”…
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10th Circuit judge speaks about annual ski retreats with clerks, ‘swag’ from 20th anniversary
Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, a member of the federal appeals court based in Denver, spoke last month about his 20-year tradition of taking ski trips with his clerks — some of whom have since become judges themselves — and about the ski-themed gifts they created for him in that time. “We had, I think, something like 60 or…
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Justice Neil Gorsuch to attorneys: File more appeals if you want SCOTUS to hear more cases
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, appearing at a judicial conference in Colorado Springs on Thursday, suggested attorneys who are troubled by the U.S. Supreme Court’s declining caseload should instead file more appeals. Gorsuch provided introductory remarks at the biennial Bench & Bar Conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which hears appeals…
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Following SCOTUS decision, judge enters injunction against Colorado in 303 Creative case
Nine months after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision and nearly eight years after she first filed suit in Colorado’s federal trial court, web designer Lorie Smith received an injunction prohibiting the state from compelling her to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. In a March 26 order, U.S. District Court Chief Judge…
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Appeals court declares automatic reversal not required after Jeffco judge forgot to swear in jurors
For the first time on Thursday, Colorado’s second-highest court determined a criminal defendant’s convictions are not subject to automatic reversal if a trial judge neglects to swear in the jury. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted the U.S. Supreme Court has never explicitly recognized the constitutional right to a sworn jury. Although…