"The court may transact any business at a special session outside the circuit that it might transact at a regular session, " according to the law.

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To avoid this, Dr Rogers deposited the circuit onto a special silk to provide structural support without sacrificing flexibility.

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"This circuit is very special to all of us so to get a victory here in front of this Japanese crowd means a lot, " he said.

BBC: By Sarah Holt

The Ninth Circuit has a reputation for forging its own path but today had to be special: It was reversed three times by the Supreme Court, with a partial defeat in another case.

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