Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law
Based in Denver, Colorado, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was created in 1929. Previously, its districts were a part of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- District of Kansas
- District of New Mexico
- Eastern District of Oklahoma
- Northern District of Oklahoma
- Western District of Oklahoma
- District of Utah
- District of Wyoming
Learn more in detail about the history and the judges who have served on the Tenth Circuit by visiting the Tenth Circuit Historical Society.
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Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 25-1211
Justia Opinion Summary: Three individuals employed as customer service agents for a ground services provider and an airline at Denver International Airport brought a class action lawsuit asserting violations of Colorado’s wage laws. Their…
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2044
Justia Opinion Summary: Three female student-athletes at a public university in New Mexico alleged that the university was deliberately indifferent under Title IX to their reports of sexual abuse by the husband of their basketball coach. The…
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 25-4132
Justia Opinion Summary: Mark Bayne was charged in July 2024 with multiple federal offenses, including making threats in interstate commerce and stalking, after allegedly sending numerous hostile messages through a Department of Veterans Affairs…
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