Government
Mar. 17, 2017
Hearings on potential 9th Circuit split revived
Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas will cite technological advancements and landmark efficiency programs in his testimony favoring a united circuit court
Daily Journal Staff Writer
"You might say, 'Here we go again,'" then-Senator Jeff Sessions memorably uttered at the news of yet another hearing on whether or not to split liberal California and some outlying islands off into a new standalone 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
That was in 2005, a year that saw seven attempts to split up the circuit.
But the push to carve out a 12th Circuit will be renewed Thurs...
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