The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is one of the U.S.'s thirteen intermediate federal appellate courts, hearing appeals from federal cases heard in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; the Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma;28 U.S.C. §§ 41, 116 (2025). and some cases in special tribunals that would have otherwise gone to one of those districts.See, e.g., 26 U.S.C. § 7482 (2025). Its opinions are binding precedent within those districts when published in the Federal Reporter.
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Cases taken by the Supreme Court
Affirmed Southwest Utility Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 52 F.2d 349 (10th Cir. 1931) United States v. Hudson, 92 F.3d 1026 (10th Cir. 1996) Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, 723 F.3d 1114 (10th Cir. 2013) ConAgra Foods, Inc. v. Americold Logistics, LLC, 776 F.3d 1175 (10th Cir. 2015) Murphy v. Royal, 866 F.3d 1164 (10th Cir. 2017) United States v. Denezpi, 979 F.3d 777 (10th Cir. 2020) Brock v. Flowers Foods, Inc., 121 F.4th 753 (10th Cir. 2024)
Reversed Lane v. Wilson, 98 F.2d 980 (10th Cir. 1938) United States v. Akin, 504 F.2d 115 (10th Cir. 1974) Baca v. Colorado Department of State, 935 F.3d 887 (10th Cir. 2019) 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 6 F.4th 1160 (10th Cir. 2021)
Vacated Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, 2013 WL 8609250 (10th Cir. June 20, 2013)
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List of United States courts of appeals cases
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