The Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit on Sept. 6 extended the ban on Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases for another year. The decision comes after a recommendation from Judges Kimberly Moore, Sharon Prost and Richard Taranto to extend the sanction on Newman, 97, which was originally imposed for her refusal to cooperate with an investigation into her fitness to continue serving as a judge (see 2407240029). The three judges said Newman hadn't shown any evidence to undermine the record "raising serious concerns about" her "cognitive state" and that the judge still hasn't cooperated with the investigation. The extended ban will run for one year from the date of the Sept. 6 order.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Sept. 4 proposed amendments on its rules of practice, which, if adopted, would take effect Dec. 1. Comments on the rule changes are due on or before Oct. 4, the court said.
The U.S. removed sanctions from a former board member of one of Russia’s largest private banks more than two years after he submitted a delisting petition and about 10 months after he sued the State Department for stalling a decision on that petition without explanation.
After three remands by Court of International Trade Judge Mark Barnett, the Commerce Department on Aug. 15 yet again found that a petitioner’s evidence wasn’t enough for the department to investigate an allegation that the Korean government was providing subsidized electricity to South Korean steel exporters during off-peak hours (Nucor v. U.S., CIT # 21-00182).
The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov site will undergo maintenance on Aug. 17, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, the court announced. Documents requiring payment on the site can't be filed on the CM/ECF platform during this time.
A recent federal district court ruling limiting the U.S. anti-smuggling statute to physical goods won't affect export control enforcement efforts on data and other intangible exports sent digitally across borders, lawyers said in interviews. Although the U.S. District Court in Kentucky said a statute barring the unlicensed export of certain merchandise, articles or objects didn't apply to an email with magnet schematics sent to Chinese manufacturers (see 2407290046), lawyers noted that U.S. export control agencies have their own, specific enforcement authorities to regulate those digital transmissions.
The Court of International Trade's CM/ECF system will undergo maintenance 6 a.m. to noon EDT Sept. 8, the court announced. The system will be unavailable during this time.
The Court of International Trade on July 30 opened registration for its 22nd Judicial Conference, which will be held Oct. 10 at the Westin Jersey City Newport Hotel in Jersey City, New Jersey. The conference will feature events on agency deference in trade cases, the Enforce and Protect Act and circumvention issues, and ethics issues.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Clerk's Office and Circuit Library will be unavailable Aug. 1 from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. EDT, the court announced. Nonelectric filings can be deposited at the court's night drop box on H Street NW in Washington D.C. Electronic filing remains available.
Judges Kimberly Moore, Sharon Prost and Richard Taranto on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recommended that the court's Judicial Council sanction Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases for another year. The three judges previously sanctioned Newman, 97, for one year for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into her fitness to continue serving on the bench (see 2309200024). With the end of the one-year ban looming, the judges asked Newman to show cause why she shouldn't be subject to a renewed sanction. Moore, Prost and Taranto said that Newman hasn't shown any evidence to undermine the vast record "raising serious concerns about Judge Newman’s cognitive state," and she hasn't cooperated with the investigation.