U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 9, 2015
High court and 9th Circuit at odds
When it comes to federal habeas corpus, it is the 9th Circuit vs. the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lawrence Waddington
Neutral
JAMS
Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
Members of the Continental Congress, living in the shadow of English history, separated the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the new government despite their belief that disagreements between the constitutional authority of each one would ultimately collide. History has borne out that premonition, and disputes continue today, exemplified by the questionable executive action on immigration and the Supreme Court decision on same-sex ma...
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