United States Tenth Circuit - March 2003 Opinion Summaries

MINSHALL v. MCGRAW HILL BROAD. CO.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
An on-air reporter offered sufficient evidence on which a jury could conclude that a decision not to renew plaintiff's contract was impermissibly...

CTR. FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY v. HAMMONS

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
A non-profit Colorado corporation, designated as the state's Protection and Advocacy System under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill...

HAIN v. MULLIN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Habeas Corpus
Funding is not authorized under 21 U.S.C. section 848(q)(8), to entitle state prisoners to federally appointed and funded counsel to represent them in...

US v. SALAZAR

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Petitioner was not deprived of his Sixth Amendment rights through counsel's failure to note that a statute, pursuant to which a warrant had been...

HILL v. KANSAS GAS SERV. CO.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
Challenged Kansas Corporation Commission orders qualify as orders "affecting rates" under the Johnson Act, 28 U.S.C. section 1342, and a class action...

US v. HURST

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A motion presented to the court on the anniversary date of a triggering event is within the "1-year period of limitation" set out in 28 U.S.C. section...

MORRIS v THE CIT GROUP/EQUIP. FIN., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Kansas Supreme Court would likely adopt a substantial compliance standard for motor vehicle certificates of title, thus a bankruptcy trustee's...

COOK v. MCKUNE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The state did not make a reasonable effort to locate a key witness in petitioner's first degree murder trial, and petitioner's conviction was obtained...

DAUGHERTY v. THOMPSON

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act as construed by the Merit Systems Protection Board and district court is not...

SH. A. v. TUCUMCARI MUN. SCHS.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
A reasonable teacher would have known in the spring of 1997 that sexual harassment which gives rise to a violation of equal protection in the...