Court Week / Panel Activity

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week is Court Week at the Federal Circuit. Here’s what you need to know. The court will convene 15 panels to consider about 62 cases. Of these 62 cases, the court will hear oral arguments in 26. Notably, none of these argued cases attracted amicus briefs. Finally, this month, as in the past several months, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week the Federal Circuit will convene 15 panels to consider about 69 cases. This month, as in the past several months, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. The court will hear oral arguments in 39 of the 69 cases. Of these argued cases, four attracted amicus briefs: one in a takings case, two in patent cases, and one in a veterans case. Here’s what you need to know about these cases.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week the Federal Circuit will convene fifteen panels to consider about 64 cases. This month, as in the past several months, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 64 cases, the court will hear oral arguments in 42. Of these argued cases, four attracted amicus briefs: one in a government contract case and three in veterans cases. Here’s what you need to know about these cases.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week the Federal Circuit will convene eleven panels to consider about 48 cases. This month, as in the past several months, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. The court will hear 33 cases argued this month. Of the argued cases, two attracted amicus briefs: one a patent case case and one a veterans case. Notably, the veterans case will be heard by the en banc court. Here’s what you need to know about these cases.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week the Federal Circuit will convene eleven panels to consider about 51 cases. This month, as in the past several months, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. The court will continue to hear fewer oral arguments than normal, with only about 28 cases being argued this month. Of the argued cases, two attracted amicus briefs, one a takings case and one a patent case. Here’s what you need to know about those cases.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week the Federal Circuit will convene six panels to consider about 37 cases. This month, like last month, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the court will hear fewer oral arguments than normal, with only about 13 cases being argued this month. Of the argued cases, only one case attracted amicus briefs.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week the Federal Circuit will convene ten panels to consider about 50 cases. This month, like last month, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the court will hear fewer oral arguments than normal, with only about 18 cases being argued this month. Of the argued cases, only one case attracted an amicus brief.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week and next Monday the Federal Circuit will convene 14 panels to consider about 67 cases. This month, like last month, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the court will hear fewer oral arguments than normal, with only about 35 cases being argued this month. Of the argued cases, only two related cases attracted amicus briefs.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need to Know

This week (and next Monday) the Federal Circuit will convene 18 panels to consider about 69 cases. This month, like last moth, the court will hear all of its oral arguments telephonically given the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the court will hear fewer oral arguments than normal, with only about 26 cases being argued this month. Three of these argued cases attracted amicus briefs. Here is what you need to know about those three cases.

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Court Week

Court Week – What You Need To Know

This week, the Federal Circuit has assigned about 67 cases to 16 panels. That said, given the ongoing coronovirus pandemic, only 10 panels will hear arguments and only in about 20 cases. Moreover, all of these arguments will be held telephonically, with live online access to each of these arguments. Of these 20 cases, only one attracted an amicus brief. We provide more details here regarding the court’s approach to court week this month and the one case attracting an amicus brief.

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