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(New page: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit covers: *Kentucky *Michigan *Ohio *Tennessee It has been a battleground for filling vacancies because it is nearly eve...) |
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It has been a battleground for filling vacancies because it is nearly evenly split between [[liberal]] and [[conservative]] judges. As of September 2007, [[Republican]]-appointed active judges outnumber [[Democratic]]-appointed active judges by only 8-6, and at least one [[Republican]]-appointed judge ([[Deborah Cook]]) voted to invalidate [[Michigan]]'s ban on [[partial-birth abortion]] in ''[[Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Cox]]'', 487 F.3d 323 (6th Cir. June 4, 2007). | It has been a battleground for filling vacancies because it is nearly evenly split between [[liberal]] and [[conservative]] judges. As of September 2007, [[Republican]]-appointed active judges outnumber [[Democratic]]-appointed active judges by only 8-6, and at least one [[Republican]]-appointed judge ([[Deborah Cook]]) voted to invalidate [[Michigan]]'s ban on [[partial-birth abortion]] in ''[[Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Cox]]'', 487 F.3d 323 (6th Cir. June 4, 2007). | ||
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Revision as of 00:13, November 16, 2007
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit covers:
It has been a battleground for filling vacancies because it is nearly evenly split between liberal and conservative judges. As of September 2007, Republican-appointed active judges outnumber Democratic-appointed active judges by only 8-6, and at least one Republican-appointed judge (Deborah Cook) voted to invalidate Michigan's ban on partial-birth abortion in Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. Cox, 487 F.3d 323 (6th Cir. June 4, 2007).