Federal Circuit Appeals Continue As Scheduled Without In-Person Arguments

Yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released modifications to court procedures, indicating that all in-person oral arguments are suspended until further notice. Fed. Cir. Admin. Order No. 20-02 (May 18, 2020). While access to the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building has been restricted to "(a) counsel and parties with a scheduled in-person hearing and (b) members of the press who present media credentials" since March 16, 2020 (see Fed. Cir. Operating Status No. 20-03 (Mar. 16, 2020)), the Federal Circuit up to this point had been issuing public advisories on a month-by-month basis notifying parties that all oral arguments will be held telephonically. See Fed. Cir. Updated Pub. Advisory Concerning the Fed. Cir.'s April 2020 Sitting (Mar. 18, 2020); Fed. Cir. Pub. Advisory Concerning the May 2020 Court Session (Apr. 21, 2020); Fed. Cir. Pub. Advisory Concerning the June 2020 Court Session (May 11, 2020).