Former Denver Law Student Fails to Revive Disability Bias Suit

A former University of Denver law student failed to convince the Tenth Circuit to reverse rulings against him in his disability bias lawsuit against the school and the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

Ethan West-Helmle didn’t suffer any due process violation because his “conclusory” allegations that the district court judge was biased against him are insufficient to require recusal, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit said in an unpublished opinion.

West-Helmle had a stroke while studying at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law that left him with some impairments, including slowed reading comprehension and poor ...