In a case presenting "a question about the nature and extent to which a federal court may act to resolve a dispute related to a marijuana business that operates legally under state law," a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vigorously debated public policy concerns—namely, whether a federal court can enforce a judgment arising from a contract that is illegal under federal law. See Bartch v. Barch, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 18607, at *2 (10th Cir. July 29, 2024). Ultimately, the court affirmed the $6.4 million breach of contract judgment but—agreeing with the public policy concerns raised by the dissent—reversed and remanded the separate enforcement order for the district court to address in the first instance whether the enforcement order would require violation of federal drug laws and, thus, violate public policy.