WHILE A BILL to split the nation's largest federal appeals court lies dormant in Congress, that didn't prevent grumbling at the opening of the 9th Circuit's annual judicial conference over repeated ...

In an August 11 decision, Judge Henry Hudson of the EDVA conditionally certified a class of food service workers employed by a federal contractor at Fort Pickett who sued for unpaid overtime pay under ...

Court watchers have differing views on whether proposals to split the circuit will stall or gain traction. Proponents of a split point to Ninth Circuit's size, pending appeals. Critics say judicial ...