30 August 2018

United States Supreme Court holds a warrant is required to obtain cell phone location data; holds it has appellate jurisdiction over the courts martial system and rejects a challenge to court martial conviction based on dual office holding by a military appellate judge; rejects a double jeopardy challenge to a felon in possession conviction; rejects antitrust challenge to credit card antisteering provisions; rejects most of a challenge to Texas redistricting plan; rejects challenge to entry ban on certain countries; holds certain crisis pregnancy center disclosures violated the centers’ free speech rights; remands water rights dispute between Georgia and Florida for further proceedings; and overrules precedent to hold compulsory nonmember union fair share fees for public employees are unconstitutional.

by William Gaskill

13 August 2018

10th Circuit rejects state court jurisdiction over Indian casino slip and fall claim; remanded of motion to dismiss indictment for analysis under correct legal standard; reinstates First Amendment retaliation claim in part; affirms summary judgment in whistle-blower case; affirms Clean Air Act abatement plan approval; reinstates claim for punitive damages against judge in sexual harassment case; affirms judgment to insurer in breach of contract/bad faith case; affirms sex trafficking conviction; and affirms dismissal of securities fraud claims.

by William Gaskill

6 August 2018

The end is nigh

by William Gaskill

3 August 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms burglary and sex abuse convictions; affirms denial of motion to withdraw a nolo plea; affirms a rape conviction; affirms dismissal of a complaint as untimely; and remanded a child relocation motion for independent decision-making by district court.

by William Gaskill

1 August 2018

Utah Supreme Court affirms vulnerable adult abuse conviction and sentence.

by William Gaskill

30 July 2018

Utah Supreme Court vacates emotional damages award in legal malpractice case.

by William Gaskill

23 July 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms termination of a father’s parental rights and affirms denial of a motion for new trial.

by William Gaskill

20 July 2018

United States Supreme Court held plaintiffs in Wisconsin gerrymandering case lacked standing; held Ohio’s procedure to remove inactive voters complies with federal law; allows states to require out of state merchants to collect sales tax; held defective notice did not stop the physical presence clock for immigration purposes; and held the appointment process for SEC administrative law judges was unconstitutional.

by William Gaskill

19 July 2018

Utah Supreme Court holds successor district court judges can revisit nonfinal orders entered in a case.

by William Gaskill

18 July 2018

10th Circuit affirms summary judgment ion claims from police shooting and reveres an enhanced criminal sentence.

by William Gaskill

13 July 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms DUI conviction; remands child modification case for further fact-finding; and quashes subpoena in legal malpractice suit.

by William Gaskill

11 July 2018

Utah Supreme Court vacates district court order and dismisses resulting appeal for mootness.

by William Gaskill