9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 24, 2016
9th Circuit hanging on as the most reversed circuit court
Three weeks prior to the end of the current U.S. Supreme Court term, the justices have reversed four 9th Circuit decisions. Once again, the 9th Circuit has retained the award for the most reversed federal circuit court in the United States.
Lawrence Waddington
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Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
Three weeks prior to the end of the current U.S. Supreme Court term, the justices have reversed four decisions of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Once again, the 9th Circuit has retained the award for the most reversed federal circuit court in the United States. Ignoring Supreme Court precedent and ruling on habeas corpus petitions de novo instead of the deferential mandate required by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, 9th Circuit judges repeatedly tried to evade th...
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