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Law Practice

Dec. 21, 2007

9th Circuit's Year of Living Less Dangerously

9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder holds a ceramic banana split during her State of the Circuit speech in July in Hawaii. It symbolized success in fighting off efforts to split the circuit, one of the major achievements of 2007.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2007 launched a new era under a new chief judge and turned a corner on the flood of immigration cases that has long clogged its docket.
      The circuit also challenged the Bush administration with significant national-security and environmental rulings. In another marquee case, it agreed ...

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