Jeff Flake, notably flaky Senator from Arizona, may be on Trumps ‘naughty’ list, but that does not make him an ally of anyone here. he is once again trying to break up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The 9th Circuit is well known for passing down decisions that conflict with the desires of the right wing, dating back to the Bush administrations, and Flake has tried to break it up before, and is trying again now that congress is back in session. Supported by John McCain, the bill as proposed would create a new 12th Circuit that would cover Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington state. Of course, the new courts would have all of their justices appointed by tRump.
The public statements by Flake on the subject were all about the poor 9th Circuit being overloaded, accessibility, and about ‘local rule’, none of which pan out if you actually look at the caseload and timeliness of 9th Circuit decisions. And, of course, setting up a new judicial district would be very expensive.