Posted on 02/02/2011 4:38:18 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Take a Hint? Supreme Court Rejects 5 Rulings in a Row From West Coast Bench
By Judson Berger
Published February 02, 2011 | FoxNews.com
The Supreme Court may be sending a message to one of the country's most liberal appeals courts, unanimously overturning five consecutive cases out of the 9th Circuit in less than a week.
As the nation's biggest circuit, representing most of the western United States, it should come as no surprise that the 9th Circuit has more cases heard before the Supreme Court than any other jurisdiction -- in turn resulting in more reversals. But the latest string of rulings is unusual even for the 9th, which often is at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court. The fact that the rulings were unanimous can be seen as a signal from on high that the circuit needs to get in line.
"That's an indication this court is way out of the mainstream," said Kent Scheidegger, legal director for the California-based Criminal Justice Legal Foundation. "They're getting impatient with them. They just keep coming back with this stuff."
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OK. You’re right!
I DID know the answer before I asked the question.
So far, I think the reason it hasn’t is because there’s 13 circuits total...13 colonies...tradition and a nod to our history, amazingly. Just my opinion.
Interesting factiod about the Twain quote is he was quoting someone else:
http://www.twainquotes.com/Statistics.html
It doesn’t make much no-matter, but there it is...
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