By Frank Tamulonis III. 112 Penn St. L. Rev. 859.
The debate to divide the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Ninth Circuit” or the “Circuit”) is not a new one. Indeed, the debate has raged for decades. Nonetheless, the Ninth Circuit split debate continues and is just as heated today as at any point in history. Split proponents and opponents alike vehemently defend their positions, well aware that such a split could substantially change the judicial atmosphere in the western United States . . . [keep reading]