Breakup busts.Democratic members of Congress were not the only ones to praise a decision by House Republicans to eliminate a proposal that would have split the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mary Schroeder, chief judge of the 9th Circuit, said she was relieved that the proposal had been left out of a budget bill on Dec. 19. "It's been a very serious threat because the leadership of the House has pushed for it," said Schroeder, whose courtroom is in Phoenix. "The majority of our judges don't want the split." She said a split would have overloaded o·ver·load tr.v. o·ver·load·ed, o·ver·load·ing, o·ver·loads To load too heavily. n. An excessive load. Adj. 1. bankruptcy courts bankruptcy court n. the specialized Federal court in which bankruptcy matters under the Federal Bankruptcy Act are conducted. There are several bankruptcy courts in each state, and each one's territory covers several counties. and caused confusion at the Mexican border, where two separate circuits with different rules would have been in charge of handling immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. cases. House Republicans had argued that the rulings of the 9th Circuit, which decided in 2002 that the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. in public schools is an unconstitutional unconstitutional adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private contract (such as a covenant which purports to limit transfer of real property only to Caucasians) which violate one or more provisions of the U. S. Constitution. endorsement of religion because of the phrase "under God," are more liberal than those in the rest of the country. The proposal would have split the 9th Circuit, which includes nine states, by creating a new 9th Circuit made up of California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. A new 12th Circuit would have encompassed Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona. Staff reporter Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. |
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