Federal Circuit Releases Protocols for June In-Person Oral Arguments
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released new protocols for in-person arguments beginning with the June 2022 court session. The rules still require that counsel and attendees don N-95, KN-95 or KF-94 masks, regardless of vaccination status,…
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and provide a negative PCR COVID-19 test within the 72 hours before the oral argument -- the tests must be done after any commercial travel to the Washington, D.C., area. The court also expressed its "strong preference" for in-person oral argument proceedings, adding that the court will not hear motions to expand access to attend oral argument proceedings beyond counsel and one necessary attendee.