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Line 1: − + − A series of retirements after the election of President [[George W. Bush]], and his inability to fill most of the vacancies, left the the Fourth Circuit in a 5-5 split between [[Democratic]] and [[Republican]] appointments as of 2007. The [[Washington Post]] noted that Clinton-appointed Judge Diana Gribbon Motz is the leader of the left wing of this Circuit, and described the balance of power as follows:<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701896.html</ref>+ − :The 15-member court has lost several prominent Republican appointees. Two of Bush's nominees, bottled up in the Senate even when Republicans ran it, were withdrawn this year when Democrats took over. The president only recently submitted one additional nominee, triggering concern among some conservatives that an opportunity to keep control is being lost. − :"The White House has not moved with an urgency that is warranted by the situation," said Charles J. Cooper, a Justice Department official in the Reagan administration, who called the 4th Circuit's vacancies "an absolute crisis." He said Senate Democrats also deserve blame for blocking Bush's earlier nominees. − − The 5-5 split in active judges on the Fourth Circuit means that there is unlikely to be a majority vote to reconsider [[en banc]] a panel decision on a politicized issue. The Bush Administration will typically have to accept the decision of the three-judge panel, which may (by chance) be 2-1 [[Democratic]], or hope the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] agrees to reconsider its decision. + + + +
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The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is the federal appellate court having jurisdiction over [[Maryland]],[[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]] and [[North Carolina|North]] and [[South Carolina]]. It handles appeals from the Eastern District of Virginia, the venue preferred by federal prosecutors in many cases, including terrorism cases. The Fourth Circuit has traditionally been the most pro-government appellate court in the [[United States]].
The '''U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit''' is the intermediate federal appellate court having jurisdiction over [[Maryland]],[[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]] and [[North Carolina|North]] and [[South Carolina]]. It handles appeals from the Eastern District of Virginia, the venue preferred by federal prosecutors in many cases, including terrorism cases.
The Fourth Circuit was traditionally the most conservative federal appellate court in the [[United States]]. It upheld the right of the [[Virginia Military Institute]] to refuse admission to women in ''United States v. Virginia'', 44 F.3d 1229 (1995), a case subsequently overturned by the Supreme Court. In ''FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'', 153 F.3d 155 (1998), which the Supreme Court upheld, it ruled that the Food and Drug Administration had no authority to regulate tobacco. The court also ruled that confessions are admissible even when a defendant has not been read his ''[[Miranda v. Arizona|Miranda]]'' rights (''United States v. Dickerson'', 166 F.3d 667 (1999)).
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==External Links==
*[http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/ Official website]
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