Blog Post 3.5 "Trump & Circuit Courts"

1. The appellate court is higher up on the federal court hierarchy and oversees the districts which districts courts have jurisdiction over. 

2. It tends to be more liberal than other district courts that often contradict conservative consensuses across other courts. 

3. Carter appointed many liberal judges, some of which are still serving today.

4. The Ninth Circuit Court has ruled against California's ban on same-sex marriage and the "under God" phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance (in the grounds that it is unconstitutional). 

5. They are overturned.

6. Tenth, First, Fourth, Sixth, Eleventh Circuit courts

7. No, the some of the courts whose decisions have a higher overturn rate are moderate and conservative courts.