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Ninth Circuit split recommendation [US DOJ]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 16, 2005 08:40:00 pm

Letter supporting House legislation to split up the largest federal appeals court in the US, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which currently covers 54 million people and has 28 judgeships; US Department of Justice, November 14, 2005. Read the full text of the letter [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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