Split Circuits
Split Circuits is dedicated to tracking developments concerning splits among the federal circuit courts.
Author: Author A. Benjamin Spencer is a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Law Professors
Recent Posts from Split Circuits
- 11th Cir. Identifies Split Re Whether Dist. Ct. Must Consider Each Enhancing Sentencing Factor on the Record
- Justices Agree to Examine Arbitration Agreement; Appeals Courts Have Split
- D. Mont. Recognizes that "Whether a Walk-Away Escape is a Violent Crime Under the ACCA is the Subject" of a Circuit Split
- 9th Cir. Weighs in on Split Re Whether Protected Status of Speech is a Question of Mixed Law and Fact
- E.D. Va. Notes Split Re Whether Doctrine of Unclean Hands Applies in Civil RICO Claims
- Split Over Whether "Actual Innocence" Exception is Available to those who were Erroneously Sentenced as Habitual Offenders Remains Unresolved
- D. Colo. Notes Split Re Whether Plaintiff's Assertion of Post-Conviction Access to Biological Evidence for DNA Testing Is Cognizable under § 1983
- N.D. Cal. Analyzes Circuit Split Re Whether Failure to Act Constitutes a Continuing Violation of Agency's Statutory Duty
- Eleventh Circuit Adopts Last Served Defendant Rule for Removal
- SCOTUS Denies Cert. in Case Addressing Split Re Standard of Review for Bremen Dismissals