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U.S. Supreme Court

Feb. 18, 2016

Justice Scalia's death may have dramatic impact on 9th Circuit

The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may change how cases before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are reviewed by the high court.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Conservative judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have long been outnumbered by their more liberal colleagues but still carried a fair amount of clout because they had the ear of the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court.

That dynamic has suddenly shifted with the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Republican-appointed 9th Circuit judges writing strongly-wo...

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