Under fire from lawmakers for planning high-dollar conference in Hawaii this August, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals defended the meeting as an important “investment” into fulfilling its responsibilities.

” The Conference is cost efficient and a productive investment into the administration of justice in the western states,” the Ninth Circuit stated in an online summary of its response to congressional inquiries. The Ninth Circuit’s Hawaii trip comes as other circuit courts cancel their conferences or hold them in lower-cost venues, such as Chicago, in order to avoid spending money.

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