House: Split Ninth Circuit into three

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is happy he was able to get the House of Representatives to pass a measure this week that would divide the Ninth Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (California, Hawaii), the Twelfth Circuit (Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and Montana) and the Thirteenth Circuit (Oregon, Washington and Alaska).

However, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, in remarks on the Senate floor available here, has placed a hold on the bill and thus it appears to have no chance of becoming law.