Split in Authority

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]A split in authority refers to a situation where different courts interpret a law differently. Usually, only an appellate level court can resolve the split by determining the proper interpretation.

A  split in authority occurs when different intermediate level appellate federal courts (called the Circuit Courts) interpret the Constitution, a federal statute, or federal case law differently. This type of split in authority is known as a Circuit Split. The Supreme Court may grant certiorari to resolve the split among other federal Circuits.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2m5ygQ2iMo” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]