Recently, Jeff Sessions spoke at the Heritage Foundation regarding the over reach of the courts. He cited three specific areas that were important:
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District courts exceeding their jurisdictions by ruling on national issues
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Courts creating policy through their rulings
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Courts ruling on policy makers thought processes rather than on the actually policy
https://youtu.be/XzcqmEcTPoA
Here's why this is important. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals covers 20% of the population of the US. That means the remaining Appeals courts cover 80% of the population. The 9th Circuit is where many of these over reach problems occur.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_courts_of_appeals
The Issa Circuit Act would subdivide the 9th Circuit into more manageable pieces and perhaps curb some of the over reach.
https://www.law.com/therecorder/2018/09/13/bill-reshaping-ninth-circuit-passes-house-committee/
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/dividing-ninth-circuit/