A bipartisan group of six senators and nine House members urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reconsider its decision to vacate reauthorizations for two liquefied natural gas export projects in Texas (see 2409300030). Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who led the filing of friend-of-the-court briefs with Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said the decision on the Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG projects threatens 7,000 jobs and $24 billion in investment.
Additional security fencing will be installed around the National Courts Building, the seat of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, starting Oct. 28, the court announced. As a result, the courthouse can only be accessed on H Steet NW in Washington. The court said to "allow for additional time to pass through perimeter screening."
The Court of International Trade this week announced that amendments to four court rules will become effective Nov. 8. The court said it approved the changes earlier this month.
The Pentagon removed China-based Hesai Technology from its list of Chinese companies that it said have ties to that country’s military but immediately relisted the firm, according to a pair of Federal Register notices published this week.
A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on a lawsuit filed this month by Chinese drone-maker DJI Technology Co., saying in an Oct. 22 email the agency “does not provide information or statements regarding any pending litigation matters.” DJI is challenging the Pentagon's designation of the firm as a Chinese military company (see 2410210038) following similar successful challenges by other firms based in China (see 105070015, 2105120047 and 2105240053).
The U.S. Court.of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's electronic filing system, CM/ECF, will undergo maintenance from Oct. 19 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT Oct. 20, the court announced. The system will be unavailable during this time, though it "may be available for intermittent accessing of documents," the court said. Filers shouldn't try to file any new documents during this time.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit gave notice to the U.S. on Oct. 15 that it has failed to respond to exporter La Molisana's notice of oral argument in a case on the 2018-19 review of the antidumping duty order on pasta from Italy. Failure to file this document "may result in dismissal or other action as deemed appropriate by the court," CAFC said in the text order (La Molisana v. United States, CIT # 23-2060).
The Court of International Trade's CM/ECF system will undergo maintenance on Oct. 26 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT, the court announced. The CM/ECF system will be unavailable during this time.
The Court of International Trade on Oct. 1 approved increases to its transcript fee rates, the court announced. The court laid out the following prices for various transcripts: $4.40 per page for a 30-day transcript, $5.10 per page for a 14-day transcript, $5.85 per page for a seven-day transcript, $6.55 per page for a three-day transcript, $7.30 per page for a next-day transcript and $8.70 per page for a two-hour transcript. The cost of a first copy to each party is $1.10 for a 30-, 14- and seven-day transcript. Copy costs per party are $1.30 for a three-day transcript and $1.45 for a next-day and two-hour transcript.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Oct. 1 appointed two new members to its advisory council and reappointed two sitting members, the court announced. Jeremiah Helm, partner at Knobbe Martens, and Patrick Keane, partner at Buchanan Ingersoll, were newly appointed to the council, while Mel Bostwick of Orrick Herrington and Goutam Patnaik of Desmarais were reappointed to the council. The terms run for three years.