 Legal scholars have also identified benefits associated with circuit splits . For example , Justice Louis Brandeis praised the fact that splits of opinion among courts allow jurisdictions to experiment with new developments in law without risking harm to other jurisdictions . Judge Diane P. Wood has suggested that circuit splits and " disagreements with colleagues force judges to sharpen their writing , push them to defend their positions , and from time to time persuade them that someone else 's perspective is preferable " . Amanda Frost has argued that negative attitudes toward circuit splits may hinder progress and creative problem solving because " [ c ] ourts of appeals are generally hesitant to depart from precedent set in other jurisdictions , despite being under no obligation to adhere to decisions by sister circuits . " Consequently , Frost suggests that uniformity among circuits may be " overvalued . " Likewise , Wayne A. Logan suggests that Circuit splits may also be beneficial by virtue of the fact that citizens in different parts of the country have different preferences for how to structure their laws . Additionally , Judge J. Clifford Wallace has argued that there is nothing inherently wrong with different laws existing in different circuits , and " if conflicts were by their very nature unacceptable , the traditional rule denying precedential status to out @-@ of @-@ circuit decisions probably would not have enjoyed its long history . " 
