The Split of the Fifth Circuit: Update and Finis
Date
1981
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Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Discusses the split of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals into two separate circuits. They are the new Fifth Circuit (Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) with headquarters in New Orleans and the new Eleventh Circuit (Georgia, Alabama, and Florida) with headquarters in Atlanta. Explains what precipitated the split, how the agreement was reached, and what the effects will be.
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Fifth Circuit split, Eleventh Circuit, Circuit split, Appellate Reorganization Act of 1980
Citation
12 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1