Three decades ago, former President Jimmy Carter transformed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Carter appointed some of the most liberal judges ever appointed to any court. The 9th has expanded to 29 appellate judges, from 23 then, and the majority have stayed left leaning ever since. As we’re finding with nearly every liberal politician, their viewpoint on issues can be very radical. So goes the same for the majority of the judges on the 9th.
Some of the more outrageous court decisions for example have been a decision in 2012. The Second Amendment doesn’t recognize an individual’s right to bear arms. And in one of the court’s most outrageous rulings in 2002, they ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance’s “under God” clause is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. These were overturned by the Supreme Court.
The other point which reflects how out of touch with reality the 9th Circuit Court is. The Supreme Court overrules approximately 80% of the cases they get from the 9th Circuit. This is why when President Trump makes decisions such as the asylum law and the Muslim country travel ban, lawyers run to the 9th Circuit Court because they know they can get an injunction to stop him, even if it gets overturned by the Supreme Court several months later.
Hence the 9th has earned the nicknames, the “nutty 9th” or the “ninth circus”.
In contrast to the Supreme Court, which was established by Article III of the Constitution, the circuit courts were established by Congress. Our forefathers wanted the federal court system to be limited to the Supreme Court. There is no constitutional requirement that Circuit courts exist at all. However, the first Congress created the Circuit court system which is still in place today. There are 13 appellate courts, each have several states which fall under their respective jurisdiction. These sit below the U.S. Supreme Court, and they are called the U.S. Court of Appeals............To Read More....
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