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Circuit split

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000980

A disagreement among different federal circuit courts of appeals on the interpretation of a federal law or constitutional provision. When circuits issue conflicting rulings on the same legal question, it creates inconsistent application of the law across the country. The existence of a circuit split is a common reason for the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and resolve the conflict.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000980
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000980",
  "term": "Circuit split",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A disagreement among different federal circuit courts of appeals on the interpretation of a federal law or constitutional provision. When circuits issue conflicting rulings on the same legal question, it creates inconsistent application of the law across the country. The existence of a circuit split is a common reason for the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and resolve the conflict.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/circuit-split/"
}

Record 804 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.