SPLIT IT: Congress Considers Splitting The 9th Circuit
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Kevin Daley
Legal Affairs Reporter
9:37 PM 03/16/2017
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The most liberal court in America could be heading for a split.
A House panel held a hearing on possibly splitting the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday morning. The 9th Circuit is recently serving as the primary antithesis to President Donald Trump.
Three 9th Circuit judges, including Chief Judge Sidney Thomas, Judge Alex Kozinski, and Judge Carlos Bea gave testimony before House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet. All three judges, like most of their 9th Circuit colleagues, support the current configuration and oppose splitting the court.
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/16/split-it-congress-considers-splitting-the-9th-circuit/#ixzz4bbYJooFD
