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"The Supreme Court is, no doubt, the nation’s most powerful court. But the 5th Circuit, the federal appeals court that covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas,
by troelsSteegin 4y ago
"The Supreme Court is, no doubt, the nation’s most powerful court. But the 5th Circuit, the federal appeals court that covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, is staking out a claim to be the most dangerous — the least wedded to respecting precedent or following an orderly judicial process. The 5th is arguably the most conservative among the country’s dozen appeals courts." - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/5th-circuit-is-staking-out-claim-be-americas-most-dangerous-court/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/5th-circu...
- vmception 4y agoA fresh take from judges that barely get any action is something this nation needs. The conservative part is a distraction. There are other circuits across this vast land that get even less action. All circuits operate within a silo of case law within that circuit, with a much lower weighting towards precedent in other circuits, and an even lower weighting towards rulings further removed. Just need inspiration to try!
- bayareabadboy 4y agoThis is silly. A conservative opinion writer could write the exact same thing about the 9th circuit court.
- woodruffw 4y agoNo, you couldn't. The Ninth Circuit isn't nearly as politically lopsided[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit#Current_composition_of_the_court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals...
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- bayareabadboy 4y agoA judge being nominated by a Republican isn't exactly a great indicator of the political philosophy of a justice. Quite liberal justices of the Supreme Court were nominated by Republicans (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/john-paul-stevens-and-a-legacy-of-liberal-republican-judges.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/john-paul-stevens-an...). To be fair, prolly still too soon to tell with Trump. Also: https://www.google.com/search?q=site+nationalreview.com+9th+circuit https://www.google.com/search?q=site+nationalreview.com+9th+...
- kaczordon 4y agoExactly, when people get a decision they don’t like suddenly the courts are “unfair” and acting “rogue”. If your side agrees with it then it was the obvious and “logical/fair” ruling.
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