Jul. 23, 2025
GOP revives long-shot bid to split 9th Circuit, targeting California's influence
Like the many similar efforts that came before it, the plan to cleave the nation's largest federal appeals court faces steep political and practical hurdles, not least questions about its necessity in a system some say is running more smoothly than ever.
Republican lawmakers are again taking aim at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A fresh proposal from Idaho's Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch seeks to carve out a new appellate court by excising conservative-leaning states from the West's largest--and often most maligned--circuit, leaving California in a shrunken 9th.
But like the many similar efforts that came before it, the plan to cleave the nation's largest federal appeals court faces steep political and practic...
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